#249 cinnamon

cinnamon- a tropical Asian lauraceous tree, having aromatic yellowish-brown bark; the spice obtained from the bark

C15 from Old French cinnamome, via Latin and Greek, from Hebrew qinnamown

The spiciness from the cinnamon is the first thing that tempts the palate followed by the gradual heat from the cayenne.

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