canelo
Definition
Cinnamon-colored; reddish-brown, often used to describe hair, fur, skin, or horses with a warm, cinnamon-like hue.
Diminutive form of 'canela' (cinnamon); a nickname commonly given to redheads, most famously Mexican boxer Saúl 'Canelo' Álvarez due to his youthful red hair.
Examples
Mi gato es tan canelo que parece que rodó en un frasco de canela.
My cat is so cinnamon-colored it looks like it rolled in a jar of cinnamon.
El niño se tiñó el pelo de canelo para imitar a Canelo Álvarez y terminó robando galletas en la cocina.
The kid dyed his hair cinnamon-colored to imitate Canelo Álvarez and ended up raiding cookies in the kitchen.
Compramos un caballo canelo, pero ahora solo quiere pasteles de canela en vez de heno.
We bought a cinnamon-colored horse, but now it only wants cinnamon rolls instead of hay.
Con su look canelo, el boxeador entra al ring como si fuera el rey de la repostería mexicana.
With his cinnamon-colored look, the boxer enters the ring like the king of Mexican pastry.