sinamon

Cebuano

Etymology

From English cinnamon, borrowed from Old French cinnamone, from Latin cinnamon, cinnamomum, from Ancient Greek κίνναμον (kínnamon), κιννάμωμον (kinnámōmon), from Phoenician [Term?], cognate with Hebrew קִנָּמוֹן (qinnāmōn).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: si‧na‧mon

Noun

sinamon

1. cinnamon

Welsh

Alternative forms

• sinamwn, synamon, synamwn

Etymology

From English cinnamon, from Old French cinnamone, from Latin cinnamon, cinnamomum, from Ancient Greek κίνναμον (kínnamon), κιννάμωμον (kinnámōmon), from Semitic.

Noun

sinamon m (uncountable, not mutable)

1. cinnamon

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sinamon”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies