"cassia" meaning in English

See cassia in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkæsiə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cassia.wav [Southern-England] Forms: cassias [plural], cassiæ [plural]
Etymology: From Latin cassia (“cinnamon”), from Ancient Greek κασσία, κασία, κάσια (kassía, kasía, kásia), from Hebrew קְצִיעָה (qəṣīʿā), from Aramaic קְצִיעֲתָא (qəṣīʿătā), from קְצַע (qṣaʿ, “to cut off”). Compare Kezia. Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|sem}}, {{bor|en|la|cassia|t=cinnamon}} Latin cassia (“cinnamon”), {{der|en|grc|κασσία, κασία, κάσια}} Ancient Greek κασσία, κασία, κάσια (kassía, kasía, kásia), {{der|en|he|קְצִיעָה|tr=qəṣīʿā}} Hebrew קְצִיעָה (qəṣīʿā), {{der|en|arc|קְצִיעֲתָא|tr=qəṣīʿătā}} Aramaic קְצִיעֲתָא (qəṣīʿătā), {{m|arc|קְצַע|t=to cut off|tr=qṣaʿ}} קְצַע (qṣaʿ, “to cut off”), {{m|en|Kezia}} Kezia Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s|cassiæ}} cassia (countable and uncountable, plural cassias or cassiæ)
  1. (uncountable) The spice made from the bark of members of the genus Cinnamomum other than true cinnamon (C. verum), when they are distinguished from cinnamon. Tags: uncountable Categories (lifeform): Caesalpinia subfamily plants, Laurel family plants
    Sense id: en-cassia-en-noun-~k7cwbp7 Disambiguation of Caesalpinia subfamily plants: 17 11 25 26 21 Disambiguation of Laurel family plants: 22 16 21 22 18
  2. (countable) Such trees themselves, particularly the Chinese cinnamon, Cinnamomum cassia. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Spices Categories (lifeform): Caesalpinia subfamily plants, Laurel family plants
    Sense id: en-cassia-en-noun-9eV6VEmi Disambiguation of Spices: 23 53 5 6 13 Disambiguation of Caesalpinia subfamily plants: 17 11 25 26 21 Disambiguation of Laurel family plants: 22 16 21 22 18
  3. (countable) Any of several tropical leguminous plants, of the genus Cassia. Tags: countable Categories (lifeform): Caesalpinia subfamily plants, Laurel family plants
    Sense id: en-cassia-en-noun-SQPzdtIN Disambiguation of Caesalpinia subfamily plants: 17 11 25 26 21 Disambiguation of Laurel family plants: 22 16 21 22 18
  4. (countable) Any of several tropical leguminous plants, of the genus Senna. Tags: countable Categories (lifeform): Caesalpinia subfamily plants, Laurel family plants
    Sense id: en-cassia-en-noun-44MJ~zJ1 Disambiguation of Caesalpinia subfamily plants: 17 11 25 26 21 Disambiguation of Laurel family plants: 22 16 21 22 18
  5. (countable, mistranslation from Chinese) The sweet osmanthus (O. fragrans). Tags: countable Categories (lifeform): Caesalpinia subfamily plants, Laurel family plants
    Sense id: en-cassia-en-noun-GpKoJwNb Disambiguation of Caesalpinia subfamily plants: 17 11 25 26 21 Disambiguation of Laurel family plants: 22 16 21 22 18 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 7 14 16 46 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 5 12 13 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Batavia cassia, Chinese cassia, Indonesian cassia, purging cassia, Vietnamese cassia Translations (plant used as a spice): kahia (Maori)
Disambiguation of 'plant used as a spice': 32 6 31 31 0

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for cassia meaning in English (7.8kB)

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Batavia cassia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Chinese cassia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Indonesian cassia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "purging cassia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Vietnamese cassia"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "sem"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "cassia",
        "t": "cinnamon"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin cassia (“cinnamon”)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "κασσία, κασία, κάσια"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek κασσία, κασία, κάσια (kassía, kasía, kásia)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "he",
        "3": "קְצִיעָה",
        "tr": "qəṣīʿā"
      },
      "expansion": "Hebrew קְצִיעָה (qəṣīʿā)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "arc",
        "3": "קְצִיעֲתָא",
        "tr": "qəṣīʿătā"
      },
      "expansion": "Aramaic קְצִיעֲתָא (qəṣīʿătā)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "arc",
        "2": "קְצַע",
        "t": "to cut off",
        "tr": "qṣaʿ"
      },
      "expansion": "קְצַע (qṣaʿ, “to cut off”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Kezia"
      },
      "expansion": "Kezia",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin cassia (“cinnamon”), from Ancient Greek κασσία, κασία, κάσια (kassía, kasía, kásia), from Hebrew קְצִיעָה (qəṣīʿā), from Aramaic קְצִיעֲתָא (qəṣīʿătā), from קְצַע (qṣaʿ, “to cut off”). Compare Kezia.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cassias",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cassiæ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~",
        "2": "s",
        "3": "cassiæ"
      },
      "expansion": "cassia (countable and uncountable, plural cassias or cassiæ)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "17 11 25 26 21",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Caesalpinia subfamily plants",
          "orig": "en:Caesalpinia subfamily plants",
          "parents": [
            "Legumes",
            "Fabales order plants",
            "Shrubs",
            "Trees",
            "Plants",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 16 21 22 18",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Laurel family plants",
          "orig": "en:Laurel family plants",
          "parents": [
            "Magnoliids",
            "Shrubs",
            "Trees",
            "Plants",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The spice made from the bark of members of the genus Cinnamomum other than true cinnamon (C. verum), when they are distinguished from cinnamon."
      ],
      "id": "en-cassia-en-noun-~k7cwbp7",
      "links": [
        [
          "spice",
          "spice"
        ],
        [
          "bark",
          "bark"
        ],
        [
          "genus",
          "genus"
        ],
        [
          "Cinnamomum",
          "Cinnamomum#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "true",
          "true"
        ],
        [
          "cinnamon",
          "cinnamon"
        ],
        [
          "C. verum",
          "Cinnamomum verum"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) The spice made from the bark of members of the genus Cinnamomum other than true cinnamon (C. verum), when they are distinguished from cinnamon."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "17 11 25 26 21",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Caesalpinia subfamily plants",
          "orig": "en:Caesalpinia subfamily plants",
          "parents": [
            "Legumes",
            "Fabales order plants",
            "Shrubs",
            "Trees",
            "Plants",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 16 21 22 18",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Laurel family plants",
          "orig": "en:Laurel family plants",
          "parents": [
            "Magnoliids",
            "Shrubs",
            "Trees",
            "Plants",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 53 5 6 13",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Spices",
          "orig": "en:Spices",
          "parents": [
            "Spices and herbs",
            "Foods",
            "Eating",
            "Food and drink",
            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Such trees themselves, particularly the Chinese cinnamon, Cinnamomum cassia."
      ],
      "id": "en-cassia-en-noun-9eV6VEmi",
      "links": [
        [
          "Chinese cinnamon",
          "Chinese cinnamon"
        ],
        [
          "Cinnamomum cassia",
          "Cinnamomum cassia#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable) Such trees themselves, particularly the Chinese cinnamon, Cinnamomum cassia."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "17 11 25 26 21",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Caesalpinia subfamily plants",
          "orig": "en:Caesalpinia subfamily plants",
          "parents": [
            "Legumes",
            "Fabales order plants",
            "Shrubs",
            "Trees",
            "Plants",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 16 21 22 18",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Laurel family plants",
          "orig": "en:Laurel family plants",
          "parents": [
            "Magnoliids",
            "Shrubs",
            "Trees",
            "Plants",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any of several tropical leguminous plants, of the genus Cassia."
      ],
      "id": "en-cassia-en-noun-SQPzdtIN",
      "links": [
        [
          "plant",
          "plant"
        ],
        [
          "Cassia",
          "Cassia#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable) Any of several tropical leguminous plants, of the genus Cassia."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "17 11 25 26 21",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Caesalpinia subfamily plants",
          "orig": "en:Caesalpinia subfamily plants",
          "parents": [
            "Legumes",
            "Fabales order plants",
            "Shrubs",
            "Trees",
            "Plants",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 16 21 22 18",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Laurel family plants",
          "orig": "en:Laurel family plants",
          "parents": [
            "Magnoliids",
            "Shrubs",
            "Trees",
            "Plants",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any of several tropical leguminous plants, of the genus Senna."
      ],
      "id": "en-cassia-en-noun-44MJ~zJ1",
      "links": [
        [
          "plant",
          "plant"
        ],
        [
          "Senna",
          "Senna"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable) Any of several tropical leguminous plants, of the genus Senna."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "17 7 14 16 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 5 12 13 56",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with topic categories using raw markup",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 11 25 26 21",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Caesalpinia subfamily plants",
          "orig": "en:Caesalpinia subfamily plants",
          "parents": [
            "Legumes",
            "Fabales order plants",
            "Shrubs",
            "Trees",
            "Plants",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 16 21 22 18",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Laurel family plants",
          "orig": "en:Laurel family plants",
          "parents": [
            "Magnoliids",
            "Shrubs",
            "Trees",
            "Plants",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The sweet osmanthus (O. fragrans)."
      ],
      "id": "en-cassia-en-noun-GpKoJwNb",
      "links": [
        [
          "sweet osmanthus",
          "sweet osmanthus"
        ],
        [
          "O. fragrans",
          "Osmanthus fragrans"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "mistranslation from Chinese",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable, mistranslation from Chinese) The sweet osmanthus (O. fragrans)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkæsiə/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cassia.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/44/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-cassia.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-cassia.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/44/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-cassia.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-cassia.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "_dis1": "32 6 31 31 0",
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "plant used as a spice",
      "word": "kahia"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cassia"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English 2-syllable words",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English nouns with irregular plurals",
    "English terms borrowed from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "English terms derived from Aramaic",
    "English terms derived from Hebrew",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Semitic languages",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "en:Caesalpinia subfamily plants",
    "en:Laurel family plants",
    "en:Spices",
    "la:Laurel family plants",
    "la:Legumes",
    "la:Spices"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Batavia cassia"
    },
    {
      "word": "Chinese cassia"
    },
    {
      "word": "Indonesian cassia"
    },
    {
      "word": "purging cassia"
    },
    {
      "word": "Vietnamese cassia"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "sem"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "cassia",
        "t": "cinnamon"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin cassia (“cinnamon”)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "κασσία, κασία, κάσια"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek κασσία, κασία, κάσια (kassía, kasía, kásia)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "he",
        "3": "קְצִיעָה",
        "tr": "qəṣīʿā"
      },
      "expansion": "Hebrew קְצִיעָה (qəṣīʿā)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "arc",
        "3": "קְצִיעֲתָא",
        "tr": "qəṣīʿătā"
      },
      "expansion": "Aramaic קְצִיעֲתָא (qəṣīʿătā)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "arc",
        "2": "קְצַע",
        "t": "to cut off",
        "tr": "qṣaʿ"
      },
      "expansion": "קְצַע (qṣaʿ, “to cut off”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Kezia"
      },
      "expansion": "Kezia",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin cassia (“cinnamon”), from Ancient Greek κασσία, κασία, κάσια (kassía, kasía, kásia), from Hebrew קְצִיעָה (qəṣīʿā), from Aramaic קְצִיעֲתָא (qəṣīʿătā), from קְצַע (qṣaʿ, “to cut off”). Compare Kezia.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cassias",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cassiæ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~",
        "2": "s",
        "3": "cassiæ"
      },
      "expansion": "cassia (countable and uncountable, plural cassias or cassiæ)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The spice made from the bark of members of the genus Cinnamomum other than true cinnamon (C. verum), when they are distinguished from cinnamon."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spice",
          "spice"
        ],
        [
          "bark",
          "bark"
        ],
        [
          "genus",
          "genus"
        ],
        [
          "Cinnamomum",
          "Cinnamomum#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "true",
          "true"
        ],
        [
          "cinnamon",
          "cinnamon"
        ],
        [
          "C. verum",
          "Cinnamomum verum"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) The spice made from the bark of members of the genus Cinnamomum other than true cinnamon (C. verum), when they are distinguished from cinnamon."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Such trees themselves, particularly the Chinese cinnamon, Cinnamomum cassia."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Chinese cinnamon",
          "Chinese cinnamon"
        ],
        [
          "Cinnamomum cassia",
          "Cinnamomum cassia#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable) Such trees themselves, particularly the Chinese cinnamon, Cinnamomum cassia."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any of several tropical leguminous plants, of the genus Cassia."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "plant",
          "plant"
        ],
        [
          "Cassia",
          "Cassia#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable) Any of several tropical leguminous plants, of the genus Cassia."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any of several tropical leguminous plants, of the genus Senna."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "plant",
          "plant"
        ],
        [
          "Senna",
          "Senna"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable) Any of several tropical leguminous plants, of the genus Senna."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The sweet osmanthus (O. fragrans)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sweet osmanthus",
          "sweet osmanthus"
        ],
        [
          "O. fragrans",
          "Osmanthus fragrans"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "mistranslation from Chinese",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable, mistranslation from Chinese) The sweet osmanthus (O. fragrans)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkæsiə/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cassia.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/44/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-cassia.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-cassia.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/44/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-cassia.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-cassia.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "plant used as a spice",
      "word": "kahia"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cassia"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-15 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (8203a16 and 304864d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.