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- US Pronunciation
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- [sin-uh-muh n]
- /ˈsɪn ə mən/
- /ˈsɪn.ə.mən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sin-uh-muh n]
- /ˈsɪn ə mən/
Definitions of cinnamon word
- uncountable noun cinnamon Cinnamon is a sweet spice used for flavouring food. 3
- noun cinnamon a tropical Asian lauraceous tree, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, having aromatic yellowish-brown bark 3
- noun cinnamon the spice obtained from the bark of this tree, used for flavouring food and drink 3
- noun cinnamon any of several similar or related trees or their bark 3
- noun cinnamon a light yellowish brown 3
- noun cinnamon (as modifier) 3
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Origin of cinnamon
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; < Latin < Late Greek kínnamon < Semitic (compare Hebrew qinnāmōn); replacing late Middle English cinamome < Middle French < Latin cinnamōmum < Greek kinnámōmon < Semitic as above
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Parts of speech for Cinnamon
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cinnamon popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cinnamon
adj cinnamon
- fawn — a young deer, especially an unweaned one.
- ginger — a female given name, form of Virginia or Regina.
- tan — to convert (a hide) into leather, especially by soaking or steeping in a bath prepared from tanbark or synthetically.
- toast — a salutation or a few words of congratulation, good wishes, appreciation, remembrance, etc., uttered immediately before drinking to a person, event, etc.
- amber — Amber is a hard yellowish-brown substance used for making jewellery.
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