Contents
- 1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Pronunciation
- 1.3 Noun
- 1.3.1 Translations
- 1.4 Further reading
English
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Etymology
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See cinnamon and roll. In reference to character, derives from headline in The Onion satirical newspaper, "Beautiful Cinnamon Roll Too Good for This World, Too Pure" (23 January 2014) [1].
Pronunciation
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Audio (General Australian): (file)
Noun
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cinnamon roll (plural cinnamon rolls)
- (baking) A rolled pastry flavored with cinnamon and sugar.
- Synonym: cinnamon bun
- (slang, neologism) A person perceived as good, gentle and kind. Often a fictional character who undergoes emotional suffering.
- 2016, Alexandra Petri, ComPost • Opinion (satire), The Washington Post
- Obama: Merrick Garland is a beautiful cinnamon roll, too good for this world, too pure
2016, Crystal Bell, “Daisy Ridley Is the Hero I've Been Looking For”, in MTV News:
Even as a 9-year-old girl, I had a thing for sweet, innocent cinnamon rolls – fictional characters who are too good for this world, too pure.
- 2016, Alexandra Petri, ComPost • Opinion (satire), The Washington Post
Translations
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rolled pastry flavored with cinnamon
- Bulgarian: о́хлювчеn (óhljuvče)
- Catalan: espiral de canyellam
- Chinese:
- Danish: kanelsneglc
- Dutch: kaneelbroodje(nl)n, kaneelbrood(nl)n
- Estonian: kaneelirull
- Faroese: kanelsnigilm
- Finnish: korvapuusti(fi)
- French: roulé à la canelle
- German: Zimtschnecke(de)f (spiral in form, usually very sweet), Zimtbrötchenn (roll, often less sweet)
- Japanese: シナモンロール (shinamon rōru)
- Korean: 시나몬 롤 (sinamon rol)
- Navajo: bááh łikaní náhineestsʼeeʼígíí
- Norwegian: kanelbollem, skillingsbollem, kanelsnurrn
- Spanish: rollo de canelam, pan de canelam, espiral de canelaf
- Swedish: kanelbulle(sv)c, kanelsnäckac, (Finland) örfil(sv)c
- Thai: ซินนามอนโรล (sin-naa-mɔɔn rool)
- Ukrainian: булочка з корицеюf (buločka z koryceju)
character
Further reading
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cinnamon roll on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
