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cinnamon toast

American  
[sin-uh-muhn tohst] / ˈsɪn ə mən ˌtoʊst /

noun

  1. buttered toast sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar.


Etymology

Origin of cinnamon toast

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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I loved gingerbread and cinnamon toast has been a lifelong comfort food, but I don't remember ever buying a can of pumpkin before Martha.

From Salon • Oct. 22, 2022

Grab some of Santa’s uneaten oatmeal cookies before the little ones awake, and arrange them on a serving platter with the cinnamon toast popcorn and biscotti.

From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2021

“My cinnamon toast was always torn, with chunks of solid butter,” Raij explained.

From Slate • Aug. 31, 2018

The first thing I noticed about the cinnamon toast at Young Blood Coffee: It was as thick as a two-by-four.

From Washington Post • Aug. 15, 2018

I used a coat tree as delicately as possible, and then sat down at a table and ordered tea and cinnamon toast.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger

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