cinnamon

cinnamon
noun
  1. [mass noun]an aromatic spice made from the peeled, dried, and rolled bark of a SE Asian tree
    肉桂,桂皮
    [as modifier]a cinnamon stick.
    肉桂条。
    ■a yellowish-brown colour resembling that of this spice
    肉桂色,黄棕色
  2. the tree which yields this spice
    (产桂皮的)樟属树木
语源
  1. late 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
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