cinnamon meaning
EN
[ˈsɪn.ə.mən] [ˈsɪn.ə.mɪn] [ˈsɪ.mɪn] WCinnamon
- Cinnamon (/ˈsɪnəmən/ SIN-ə-mən) is a spice obtained from the inner bark of several trees from the genus Cinnamomum that is used in both sweet and savoury foods.
- Cinnamon is the name for perhaps a dozen species of trees and the commercial spice products that some of them produce. All are members of the genus Cinnamomum in the family Lauraceae. Only a few of them are grown commercially for spice.
- NounPLcinnamons
- (countable) A small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India, Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum zeylanicum, belonging to the family Lauraceae.
- Several related trees, notably the Indonesian cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmannii) and Chinese cinnamon or cassia (Cinnamomum aromaticum or Cinnamomum cassia).
- (uncountable) A spice from the dried aromatic bark of the cinnamon tree, either rolled into strips or ground into a powder. The word is commonly used as trade name for spices made of any of the species above. The product made of Cinnamomum verum is sometimes referred to as true cinnamon.
- (countable) A yellowish-brown colour, the color of cinnamon.
- cinnamon colour:
- (countable) A small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India, Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum zeylanicum, belonging to the family Lauraceae.
- Adjective
- Containing cinnamon, or having a cinnamon taste.
- Of a yellowish-brown colour.
- Containing cinnamon, or having a cinnamon taste.
Definition of cinnamon in English Dictionary
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- Uncomparable adjectives
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- Singularia tantum
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- en cinnamone
- en cinnamons
- en cinnamony
- en cinnamon fern
- en cinnamon ring
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "cinnamon" is an adjective, more specifically, an uncomparable adjective. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun and a singularia tantum.