cinnamon roll

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cinnamon roll

/ˈsɪnəmɪnˌɹoʊl/ US
/ˈsɪnəmən-/ US

Where it comes from

cinnamon + roll. In reference to the character, derives from a headline in The Onion satirical newspaper, "Beautiful Cinnamon Roll Too Good for This World, Too Pure" (23 January 2014) https://web.archive.org/web/20200306125704/https://local.theonion.com/beautiful-cinnamon-roll-too-good-for-this-world-too-pu-1819576048/amp.

noun cinnamon rolls

A rolled pastry flavored with cinnamon and sugar.
Similar: cinnamon bun
A person perceived as good, gentle and kind, often (fandom slang) 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
Similar: cinnamon bun

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noun rolled pastry flavored with cinnamon

Español	rollo de canela, pan de canela, espiral de canela
한국어	시나몬 롤 sinamon rol
日本語	シナモンロール shinamon rōru
中文	肉桂捲 /肉桂卷 ròuguì juǎn
Français	roulé à la canelle
Deutsch	Zimtschnecke, Zimtbrötchen

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"cinnamon roll." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cinnamon%20roll. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Chicago

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@misc{cinnamon_roll_2026,
  title = {cinnamon roll},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cinnamon%20roll},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}