cannelle

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from French cannelle

Noun

cannelle (uncountable)

  1. (rare) cinnamon
    • 1938, Zora Hurston, Tell My Horse:
      The thing that the adepts seemed to enjoy most was the drink of Petro. That is a mixture of pig blood, fresh from the wound, white wine, red wine, a pinch of flour, cannelle and nutmeg. All of this is put in a bowl and whipped well.
    • 1979, Patrick Turnbull, Dordogne:
      Hypocras, a very sweet wine infused with cannelle.

French

Etymology

Diminutive of canne (“reed”); from Old French canele, kanele

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.nɛl/
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Noun

cannelle f (uncountable)

  1. cinnamon (the spice)

Descendants

  • → Albanian: kanellë
  • → Danish: kanel
  • → Latvian: kanēlis

Adjective

cannelle (invariable)

  1. cinnamon (in colour)

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Italian

Noun

cannelle f

  1. plural of cannella

Norman

Etymology

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Noun

cannelle f (uncountable)

  1. (Jersey) cinnamon
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