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kanela

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See also: kanéla

Cebuano

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Etymology

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From Spanish canela, from Latin canella, diminutive of canna (reed, cane), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, reed), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, reed), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ka‧ne‧la

Noun

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kanela

  1. the true cinnamon tree (Cinnamomum verum)
  2. (obsolete) cinnamon; a spice from the dried aromatic bark of the cinnamon tree, either rolled into strips or ground into a powder
  3. the color cinnamon

Adjective

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kanela

  1. having the colour cinnamon

Kabuverdianu

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Etymology

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From Portuguese canela.

Noun

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kanela

  1. cinnamon
  2. shin

References

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  • Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN

Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Kaneel.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kanela f

  1. (Malbork) Synonym of cynamon

Further reading

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  • Dr Nadmorski (Józef Łęgowski) (1889) “kanela”, in “Spis wyrazów właściwych gwarze malborskiej i kociewskiej”, in Wisła. Miesięcznik Geograficzno-Etnograficzny (in Polish), volume 3 z.4, page 745

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish canela, from Portuguese canela, from Latin cannella, diminutive of canna (reed, cane). Possible doublet of kalilya.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kanela (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜒᜎ)

  1. cannella; true cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum)
    Synonyms: sinamomo, kami, (obsolete) kayumanis
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Further reading

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  • kanela”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018