cin·na·mon
noun/ˈsɪnəmən/
/ˈsɪnəmən/
[uncountable]- the inner bark of a south-east Asian tree, used in cooking as a spice, especially in sweet foods
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肉桂;桂皮 - cinnamon sticks
肉桂条。 - ground cinnamon
肉桂粉
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCinnamon is used before these nouns:- bun
- roll
- sugar
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French cinnamome (from Greek kinnamōmon), and Latin cinnamon (from Greek kinnamon), both from a Semitic language and perhaps based on Malay. - cinnamon sticks