cinnamon
noun/ˈsɪnəmən/
/ˈsɪnəmən/
[uncountable]- the inner bark of a South-East Asian tree, used in cooking as a spice, especially in sweet foods
- cinnamon sticks
- ground cinnamon
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCinnamon is used before these nouns:- bun
- roll
- sugar
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French cinnamome (from Greek kinnamōmon), and Latin cinnamon (from Greek kinnamon), both from a Semitic language and perhaps based on Malay.Want to learn more?
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