Word Frequency
vanilla (vəˈnɪlə
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Definitions
noun
- any tropical climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla, esp V. plonifolia, having spikes of large fragrant greenish-yellow flowers and long fleshy pods containing the seeds (beans)
- the pod or bean of certain of these plants, used to flavour food, etc
- a flavouring extract prepared from vanilla beans and used in cooking
adjective
- flavoured with or as if with vanilla ⇒
vanilla ice cream
- (slang) ordinary or conventional ⇒
a vanilla kind of guy
Word Origin
C17: from New Latin, from Spanish vainilla pod, from vaina a sheath, from Latin vāgīna sheathSynonyms
View thesaurus entryTranslations for 'vanilla'
- British English: vanilla Vanilla is a flavouring used in ice cream and other sweet food.vəˈnɪlə NOUN
- Arabic: فانيليا
- Brazilian Portuguese: baunilha
- Chinese: 香草
- Croatian: vanilija
- Czech: vanilka
- Danish: vanilje
- Dutch: vanille
- European Spanish: vainilla
- Finnish: vanilja
- French: vanille
- German: Vanille
- Greek: βανίλια
- Italian: vaniglia
- Japanese: バニラ
- Korean: 바닐라
- Norwegian: vanilje
- Polish: wanilia
- Portuguese: baunilha
- Romanian: vanilie
- Russian: ваниль
- Spanish: vainilla
- Swedish: vanilj
- Thai: กลิ่นหรือรสวนิลา
- Turkish: vanilya
- Ukrainian: ваніль
- Vietnamese: vani
Example Sentences Including 'vanilla'
And, remembering the sleepless night I had the last time I drank coffee in the evening, I ordered a vanilla milkshake.A Conviction of Guilt
In August, it launched HDFC Asset Management, which raised Rs 650 crore for three plain vanilla schemes in a bear market.Business Today (2000)
Milk products 2 % milk, yogurt, cheddar and mozzarella cheese, cheese slices, vanilla ice cream.Globe and Mail (2003)
Most of our lessons were taken in a compact classroom painted vanilla ice-cream white and perfumed with Mrs Idge's cologne.MUSIC FOR BOYS (2003)
Predictable as ever, I chose a Shiraz, a comforting Wynn's Coonawarra Estate 2001 with bags of vanilla oak.Belfast Telegraph (2003)
Red berries, spice, smoke and vanilla come together in a surprisingly complex medium-bodied wine for the money.Globe and Mail (2003)
Samuel Wataala, who has two acres of vanilla vines in Ntenjeru, said: "Vanilla has brought development.Belfast Telegraph (2004)
Soya desserts also available in cartons in flavours such as vanilla , carob, strawberry.The Hayfever Handbook - a summer survival guide
`You smell lovely,' said Nick, inhaling the creamy scent of vanilla body lotion.JUST BETWEEN US (2002)
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