cannel

1 of 3

noun (1)

variants or canel

plural -s

obsolete

: cinnamon

cannel

2 of 3

noun (2)

plural -s

obsolete

: a gutter in a road

cannel

3 of 3

variant of cannel coal

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English canel, from Old French canele, from Medieval Latin canella

Noun (2)

Middle English canel channel, gutter, from Old North French canel channel, from Latin canalis

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