canelo
Spanish, noun/kaˈnelo/
canelo is spelled C-A-N-E-L-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 35,389th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Canelo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “cinnamon (tree)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Cinnamomum verum) Árbol originario de Ceilán de la familia Lauraceae, del cual se obtiene la canela. Tiene…”.
What does canelo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecinnamon (tree)
- 2
masculineWinter's bark (Drimys winteri)
adjective
- 1
having cinnamon color
- 2
brown (chestnut colored)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. De color de canela. Aplicado especialmente a los perros y caballos.
noun: 1. (Cinnamomum verum) Árbol originario de Ceilán de la familia Lauraceae, del cual se obtiene la canela. Tiene de 7 a 8 metros de altura, tronco liso, hojas parecidas a las del laurel, flores terminales blancas y de olor agradable, y por frutos drupas ovales de color pardo azulado. 2. (Drimys winteri) Árbol de hoja perenne de la familia Winteraceae. Posee dos subespecies. Es nativo de Chile, y sagrado para el pueblo mapuche. Es una planta rica en taninos.
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 canelo
- canelos plural
- canela feminine
- canelas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce canelo?
- /kaˈnelo/
- [kaˈne.lo]
- [kaˈnelo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to canelo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is canelo in Spanish?
canelo appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).