cinnamon

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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cin·na·mon /ˈsɪnəmən/ noun [uncountable]  DFCa sweet-smelling brown substance used for giving a special taste to cakes and other sweet foods 桂皮香料；肉桂 a cinnamon roll 肉桂面包卷

Examples from the Corpus

cinnamon• Add stock and cinnamon and reduce to about { / 3 CUp.• Meanwhile place apples, water, peel and soft brown sugar and cinnamon in a pan and simmer until tender.• Combine cumin, chili powder, cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves in large bowl.• It would be pretty bad if it had just cinnamon on it without the butter.• I remember growing up in Baltimore and enjoying a flat style cinnamon toothpick to chew on.• Then stir in the cinnamon, sugar, tomatoes, garlic and raisins.• Cover with the sugar mixed with the cinnamon.• There was brawn, a meat boiled with sugar and cloves, thickened with cinnamon and ginger and garnished with boar ribs.Origin cinnamon (1300-1400) Latin Greek kinnamon

cin·na·mon nounChineseSyllable  

Corpus taste for giving a a special sweet-smelling used brown substance

cinnamon
cin‧na‧mon /ˈsɪnəmən/ noun [uncountable]a sweet-smelling brown substance used for giving a special taste to cakes and other sweet foods:
    a cinnamon roll

cin·na·monBrE /ˈsɪnəmən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsɪnəmən/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]

the inner bark of a SE Asian tree, used in cooking as a spice, especially to give flavour to sweet foods 肉桂皮，桂皮香料（东南亚一种树的内层树皮，尤用于甜食调味）