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cassia

/ˈkæsiə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.51 in modern English

Syllables
cas-sia
IPA
/ˈkæsiə/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The spice made from the bark of members of the genus Cinnamomum other than true cinnamon (C. verum), when they are distinguished from cinnamon.

Uncountable

noun

Such trees themselves, particularly the Chinese cinnamon, Cinnamomum cassia.

Countable

noun

Any of several tropical leguminous plants, of the genus Cassia.

Countable

noun

Any of several tropical leguminous plants, of the genus Senna.

Countable

noun

The sweet osmanthus (O. fragrans).

Countable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin cassia (“cinnamon”), from Ancient Greek κασσία, κασία, κάσια (kassía, kasía, kásia), from Hebrew קְצִיעָה (qəṣīʿā), from Aramaic קְצִיעֲתָא (qəṣīʿătā), from קְצַע (qṣaʿ, “to cut off”). Compare Kezia.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: cassia, κασσία, κασία, κάσια, קְצִיעָה, קְצִיעֲתָא

Usage

Inflected Forms

cassias (plural) cassiæ (plural)

Phrases

Batavia cassia Chinese cassia Indonesian cassia purging cassia Vietnamese cassia

Synonyms

cassia-bark tree cinnamomum cassia

Questions

How do you pronounce cassia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkæsiə/.
What does cassia mean?
The spice made from the bark of members of the genus Cinnamomum other than true cinnamon (C. verum), when they are distinguished from cinnamon.
Where does cassia come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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