German

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Etymology

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From northern Middle High German kanēl and Middle Low German kaneel, from Middle Dutch caneel, from Old French canele. Cognate with Dutch kaneel, French cannelle.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Kaneel m (strong, genitive Kaneels, no plural)

  1. (specialist, cooking) cinnamon in the form of sticks; (collective) cinnamon sticks
    Synonyms: Stangenzimt m, Zimtstangen f pl, (southern) Zimtrinde f
  2. (archaic, dialectal) cinnamon (in any form)
    Synonym: Zimt m

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Kaneel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache