WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ca•nel•la
(kə nel′ə),USA pronunciation n.
- Drugsthe cinnamonlike bark of a West Indian tree, Canella winterana, used as a condiment and in medicine.
- Neo-Latin, Medieval Latin: cinnamon, equivalent. to Latin can(na) cane + -ella diminutive suffix
- 1685–95