cinnamon toast

[ sin-uh-muhn tohst ]

noun

1. buttered toast sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cinnamon toast¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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

“That publicity stunt at the college?” said Kojo, crunching into a piece of cinnamon toast.

From Literature

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

Do you prefer artisanal pastry over the cinnamon toast you grew up with?

From New York Times

Here, I've reverse engineered his recipe a little to adapt to his cinnamon toast, a delicacy he correctly describes as a "perfect food."

From Salon