canela

Definitions of canela
  1. noun
    a light brown the color of topaz
    synonyms: topacio
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    type of:
    marrón claro
    a brown that is light but unsaturated
  2. noun
    spice from the dried aromatic bark of the Ceylon cinnamon tree; used as rolled strips or ground
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    types:
    canela en rama
    dried rolled strips of cinnamon bark
    type of:
    especia
    any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food
  3. noun
    tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon
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    type of:
    laurel, lauro
    any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
  4. noun
    aromatic bark used as a spice
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