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cinnamon

cin.na.mon \'sin-*-m*n\ n [ME cynamone, fr. L cinnamomum, cinnamon, fr. Gk 
   kinnamo often attrib B-mon, kinnamon, of non-IE origin; akin to Heb 
   qinna-mo-n cinnamon 1a: the highly aromatic bark of any of several trees 
   (genus CinnamomumX) of the laurel family used as a spice 1b: a tree that 
   yields cinnamon  2: a light yellowish brown