canela
Portuguese, noun/kaˈnɛ.lɐ/
canela is spelled C-A-N-E-L-A (6 letters) and appears 6.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 10,325th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Canela is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “cinnamon (spice from the cinnamon tree)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of canelar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “casca da árvore chamada caneleira, uma especiaria de aroma e sabor agradáveis”.
What does canela mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecinnamon (spice from the cinnamon tree)
- 2
colloquialfeminineshin (front part of the leg below the knee)
- 3
Brazilfeminineany tree in the genus Ocotea
noun
- 1
masculineCanela (member of the Canela people)
- 2
masculineCanela language
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. casca da árvore chamada caneleira, uma especiaria de aroma e sabor agradáveis 2. a árvore caneleira (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) 3. face anterior da perna 4. região tarso-metatársica nas aves
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado do Rio Grande do Sul
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of canela
- canelas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce canela?
- Brazil /kaˈnɛ.lɐ/
- Portugal /kɐˈnɛ.lɐ/
- Portugal /kɐ.ˈnɛ.lɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (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 Portuguese?
canela appears 6.3 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).