Cinnamon.
Name - Origin
Cypriot name of food
Κανέλα.. Kanéla.
Greek name - description
Κανέλα.
Language remarks
The word "kanela" is of Latin origin (canella), while the ancient Greek name of the plant was kinnámomon, from which the English word cinnamon is derived.(web source: el.wikipedia.org/ wiki/)
Additional information and bibliography
Time period
19th - 20th c.
Supplementary Information
The midwife used to rub the new mother with various aromatic substances. One of them was cinnamon which she would mix with ginger and mastic. In other villages, cinnamon and cloves were pounded for rubs (Protopapa K, 2009, p. 233).
Bibliography
Protopapa K. (2009) ’Εθιμα της γέννησης στην παραδοσιακή κοινωνία της Κύπρου, Cyprus Centre for Scientific Research, Nicosia, p.233
Researcher/Recorder
Demetra Zannetou, Stalo Lazarou