canela
Spanish, noun/kaˈnela/
canela is spelled C-A-N-E-L-A (6 letters) and appears 4.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 12,318th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Canela is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “cinnamon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of canelo. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Corteza del canelo o árbol de la canela (Cinnamomum verum), empleada para aromatizar y dar sabor a la comida”.
What does canela mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecinnamon
- 2
colloquialfemininesomething excellent, top-notch, or of the finest quality
Este vino es canela.
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of canelo
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Corteza del canelo o árbol de la canela (Cinnamomum verum), empleada para aromatizar y dar sabor a la comida. 2. Cosa exquisita. 3. Color café claro, como el de la corteza del canelo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of canela
- canelas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce canela?
- /kaˈnela/
- [kaˈne.la]
- [kaˈnela]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to canela
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is canela in Spanish?
canela appears 4.8 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).