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cinnamon
Alternative clues for the word cinnamon
Word definitions for cinnamon in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cinnamon \Cin"na*mon\, n. [Heb. qinn[=a]m[=o]n; cf. Gr. ?, ?, cinnamomum, cinnamon. The Heb. word itself seems to have been borrowed from some other language; cf. Malay k[=a]j[=u] m[=a]nis sweet wood.] The inner bark of the shoots of Cinnamomum Zeylanicum ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 Containing cinnamon, or having a cinnamon taste. 2 Of a yellowish-brown colour. n. 1 (context countable English) A small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India, ''Cinnamomum verum'' or (taxlink Cinnamomum zeylanicum species noshow=1), ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
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. ...
Usage examples of cinnamon.
The smell of dust and time was overcome by that of cinnamon and ambergris as they descended.
But today was market day down in Aspic Hole, and the pungent slick of dung-smell and rot that rolled over New Crobuzon was, in these streets, for these hours, improved with paprika and fresh tomato, hot oil and fish and cinnamon, cured meat, banana and onion.
They know a white bakery bag when they see one, and I was carrying a dozen cinnamon rolls.
To one quart of this pulp and juice add one tablespoon of cinnamon, one of black pepper and one of mustard, one teaspoon of cayenne, one-half cup of salt and two onions chopped fine.
The thrum of citherns floated in the air, and the smell of cinnamon and saffron from meals not long consumed.
After this it is necessary to rinse the mouth by using by preference a vinous decoction of sage, or one of cinnamon, mastich, gallia, moschata, cubeb, juniper seeds, root of cyperus, and rosemary leaves.
They finished with arroz doce which turned out to be a glorified rice pudding with cinnamon, and they washed these local delicacies down with a Madeira wine carefully chosen by their host.
He loved the flavors of the cumin, coriander, garam masala, and cinnamon all mixed together.
Her hair is clean and has the cinnamon odour now common to her, but it is tangled and unkempt and as different as hair may possibly be from the jasmine scented coif that I erected every morning until recently.
In texture and weight it is similar to heavy cream, well mixed, with none of the clumpiness characteristic of human semen, and as has been elsewhere reported, it has the odour and taste of Christmas egg nog -- sugar, milk, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg and all.
In her duty heels and tight skirt and sucking on a cinnamon lollipop, she often referred to herself as Suzi Sugargram, your glazed Kewpie tart.
Jersey housewives, in bedgones and white caps, with molleton dresses rolled up to the knees, pushed their way through the crowd, jars of black butter, or jugs of cinnamon brandy on their heads.
In a separate bowl, beat ricotta vigorously with vanilla and orange extracts, cinnamon, and remaining 2 teaspoons maple syrup.
He sold pastries in the Italian Market, content, it seemed, to bake cannoli shells and mix the ricotta custard and sprinkle the filled shells with freshly ground cinnamon until he died.
The carpet, a living moss from Riparious, glowed verdantly and filled the air with a soft cinnamon scent.