ˈsinəmən noun
( -s )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English cynamone, cynamum, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French cinnamome, from Latin cinnamomum, cinnamon, cinnamum, from Greek kinnamōmon, kinnamon, of non-Indo-European origin; akin to Hebrew qinnāmōn cinnamon
1.
a. : the highly aromatic bark of any of several trees of the genus Cinnamomum yielding cinnamaldehyde and other aromatic products in the form of cinnamon oil — see ceylon cinnamon , chinese cinnamon , saigon cinnamon
b. : a culinary spice prepared from cinnamon either by powdering or by drying in small rolls
2. : a tree that yields cinnamon
3. : a light yellowish brown that is redder and stronger than khaki, deeper and slightly redder than walnut brown, and redder and deeper than fallow or manila