🇪🇸 Spanish

canelas

feminine

las canelas

cinnamons

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canelas
/las kaˈnelas/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say canelas in Spanish?

IPA
/las kaˈnelas/

How do you pronounce canelas in Spanish?

canelas is pronounced /las kaˈnelas/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La canela fresca que compré en el mercado es mucho más aromática que la canela vieja del supermercado.

The fresh cinnamon that I bought at the market is much more aromatic than the old cinnamon from the supermarket.

Esta canela molida es la mejor que he probado; la canela entera es buena, pero esta pulverizada tiene un sabor superior.

This ground cinnamon is the best I've tried; whole cinnamon is good, but this powdered one has a superior flavor.

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Why is it feminine?

Canelas is feminine because it derives from Latin "canella," the diminutive form of "canna" (reed/cane), which retained the feminine gender of its parent noun through the -ella suffix, a typically feminine diminutive ending in Romance languages.

What is the Spanish word for cinnamons?

The Spanish word for cinnamons is las canelas — feminine.

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