cinnamon background
BeDict Logo

cinnamon

/ˈsɪn.ə.mən/

Meanings

noun

Canelo

A small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India, Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum zeylanicum, belonging to the family Lauraceae.

Examples :

El dueño de la tienda de especias seleccionó cuidadosamente ramas de canelo del árbol Cinnamomum.
noun

Canela

Several related trees, notably the Indonesian cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmanni) and Chinese cinnamon or cassia (Cinnamomum aromaticum or Cinnamomum cassia).

Examples :

"The spice rack held both cinnamon from Indonesia and cassia cinnamon from China, each with a slightly different flavor. "
El especiero contenía tanto canela de Indonesia como canela cassia de China, cada una con un sabor ligeramente diferente.