cinnamon

Pronunciation

• (Canada) IPA: /ˈsɪn.ə.mən/
• (UK) IPA: /ˈsɪn.ə.mən/
• (US) IPA: /ˈsɪn.ə.mən/ or /ˈsɪn.ə.mɪn/
  • (nonstandard) IPA: /ˈsɪ.mɪn/

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Noun

Singular cinnamon

Plural cinnamons

kirfa <> cinnamon

cinnamon rolls <> naɗaɗɗiyar kirfa a cikin fulawa

1. kirfa f <> (countable) A small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India belonging to the family Lauraceae.

   Cinnamon rolls <> Naɗaɗɗiyar kirfa a cikin fulawa. [1]

2. Several related trees, notably the Indonesian cinnamon and Chinese cinnamon or cassia.
3. (uncountable) A spice from the dried aromatic bark of the cinnamon tree, either rolled into strips or ground into a powder. The word is commonly used as trade name for spices made of any of the species above.

   Abubuwan amfani da suka kamata ku sani game da kirfa ko cinnamon [2]

4. (countable) A warm yellowish-brown colour, the color of cinnamon. <> launin kirfa.

   cinnamon color: