Definition
A tropical tree or the aromatic bark it produces, similar to cinnamon and used as a spice; also called wild cinnamon.
Etymology
From Spanish and Portuguese 'canela' (cinnamon), derived from Latin 'canna' (reed) because of the bark's rolled, tube-like form. Brought to European languages through the spice trade.
Kelly Says
Canella is sometimes called 'false cinnamon,' but it's actually a completely different plant—it fooled European traders for centuries, showing how important trade names were before we had scientific classification!
Translations
BNবাংলা
দালাচিনী
da-la-chi-nee
CACatalà
canella
ka-ne-la
CSČeština
hřebíček
hřebi-ček
ELΕλληνικά
κάνελα
ka-ne-la
ESEspañol
canela
kan-EH-la
FRFrançais
cannelle
kan-EL
HIहिन्दी
दालचीनी
daal-chee-nee
IDBahasa Indonesia
kayu manis
ka-yu ma-nis
ITItaliano
cannella
kan-NEH-la
MSBahasa Melayu
kayu manis
ka-yu ma-nis
NLNederlands
kaneel
ka-neel
PAPA
ਦਾਲਚੀਨੀ
daal-chee-nee
PTPortuguês
canela
kan-EH-la
RORomână
nucșoară
noo-sho-ar-ah
RUРусский
корица
kor-i-tsa
SWKiswahili
tangawizi
tan-ga-wi-zi
TAதமிழ்
சந்தனம்
san-da-nam
TEతెలుగు
చందనం
chan-da-nam
THไทย
kayu manis
ka-yu ma-nis
UKУкраїнська
кориця
kor-i-tsia
URاردو
دارچینی
da-r-chi-nee
ZUZU
inkanyamba
in-ka-nya-mba