Crossword Path

Find words for crosswords, Scrabble and word games

Word entry · 8 letters

cinnamon

Best crossword clue

"Sweet brown spice"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈsɪn.ə.mən/Part of speech nounSorted acimnnnoStarts with CEnds with N1 cluesVery common crossword word
1C2I3N4N5A6M7O8N

Definitions

  1. Sweet brown spice made from aromatic bark.

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • Cinnamon went on a tear to get the house ready […]

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues

01Sweet brown spice8 letters

Not quite right?

"Search similar patterns."

C_______

Related words