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cinnamon

noun [U]
 
 
/ˈsɪn.ə.mən/

Definition

the bark (= hard outer covering) of a tropical tree, or a brown powder made from this, used as a spice to give a particular taste to food, especially sweet food: a cinnamon stickHerbs and spicesSweet flavours
(Definition of cinnamon noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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