cinnamon

A sweet-smelling brown spice used in cakes, drinks, and other foods.

• Add some cinnamon to the cake.
• She sprinkled cinnamon over her coffee.
• Do you prefer whole cinnamon sticks or powder?

Common phrases: ground cinnamon, cinnamon stick, cinnamon and sugar

A warm brown color with a little yellow in it.

• She chose cinnamon for the walls.
• The fabric comes in cinnamon and cream.
• A touch of cinnamon warmed the room’s color scheme.

Common phrases: shade of cinnamon, painted in cinnamon

An evergreen tree from Sri Lanka and southern India whose bark provides a sweet spice.

• Ceylon cinnamon grows well in this climate.
• The farmer planted cinnamon near the house.
• Bark is harvested from young cinnamon trees.

Common phrases: Ceylon cinnamon, cinnamon tree

Trees related to the Sri Lankan spice tree, also grown for their sweet-smelling bark.

• Chinese cinnamon grows in this region.
• Indonesian cinnamon supplies much of the spice sold here.
• These cinnamon trees have thick bark.

Similar words: cassia

Common phrases: Chinese cinnamon, Indonesian cinnamon

Containing or tasting of a sweet brown spice often used in cakes.

• I bought a cinnamon bun.
• We had cinnamon toast for breakfast.
• These cinnamon cookies smell wonderful.

Common phrases: cinnamon roll, cinnamon toast, cinnamon bun

Having a warm brown color with a little yellow in it.

• The cat has cinnamon fur.
• She wore a cinnamon dress.
• The bird’s cinnamon feathers caught the sunlight.

Similar words: yellowish-brown

Common phrases: cinnamon brown, cinnamon fur, cinnamon coat