cinnamon
pronunciation
How to pronounce cinnamon in British English:
UK [ˈsɪnəmən]
How to pronounce cinnamon in American English:
US [ˈsɪnəmən]
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- Noun:
- aromatic bark used as a spice
- tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon
- spice from the dried aromatic bark of the Ceylon cinnamon tree; used as rolled strips or ground
Word Origin
- cinnamon (n.)
- late 14c., from Old French cinnamone (13c.), from Latin cinnamum, cinnamomum "cinnamon" (also used as a term of endearment), from Greek kinnamomon, from a Phoenician word akin to Hebrew qinnamon. Stripped from the bark of a tree in the avocado family. Ceylon cinnamon, the true cinnamon, is used in Britain, but American cinnamon is almost always from the related cassia tree of Southeast Asia and is stronger and sweeter.
Example
- 1. Cinnamon : may help control blood sugar and cholesterol .
- 2. The reason my apple pie is famous -- cinnamon .
- 3. Add some cinnamon to hot apple cider to help improve blood sugar and cholesterol levels .
- 4. And later she would have a cup of hot coffee , coffee with cinnamon .
- 5. How to eat : mix with a little butter , cinnamon and nutmeg .