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canela — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cinnamon noun A spice made from the dried, curled bark of a tropical evergreen tree, sold as sticks or ground into powder.

Senses

canela is used for these senses in English:

  • cinnamon Several related trees, notably the Indonesian cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmanni) and Chinese cinnamon or cassia (Cinnamomum aromaticum or Cinnamomum cassia).
  • cinnamon (mostly, 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.
  • cinnamon (countable) A warm yellowish-brown color, the color of cinnamon.

cinnamon — full definition

  1. noun A spice made from the dried, curled bark of a tropical evergreen tree, sold as sticks or ground into powder.
  2. noun A warm, reddish-brown colour, like the spice.
  3. adj Flavoured with cinnamon, or coloured a reddish-brown.

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