n.
Pronunciation: ' si-n ə -m ə n
Function: noun
Usage: often attrib
Etymology: Middle English cynamone, from Anglo-French, from Latin cinnamomum, cinnamon, from Greek kinnam ō mon, kinnamon, of non-IE origin; akin to Hebrew qinn ā m ō n cinnamon
Date: 14th century
1 a : any of several Asian trees (genus Cinnamomum ) of the laurel family b : an aromatic spice prepared from the dried inner bark of a cinnamon (esp. C. zeylanicum ) also : the bark
2 : a light yellowish brown
– cin · na · mony \ -m ə -n ē \ adjective