vanilla

va·nil·la  (v-nl)

n.

1. Any of various tropical American vines of the genus Vanilla in the orchid family, especially V. planifolia, cultivated for its long narrow seedpods from which a flavoring agent is obtained.

2. The seedpod of this plant. Also called vanilla bean.

3. A flavoring extract prepared from the cured seedpods of this plant or produced synthetically.

adj.

1. Flavored with vanilla: vanilla pudding.

2. Lacking adornments or special features; basic or ordinary: "We went through a period of vanilla cars" Charles Jordan.

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[Obsolete Spanish vainilla, diminutive of vaina, sheath (from the shape of its seedpods), from Latin vgna.]

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vanilla

Noun

1. a flavouring for food such as ice cream, which comes from the pods of a tropical plant

2. a flavouring extract prepared from the beans of this plant and used in cooking

Adjective

1. flavoured with vanilla: vanilla essence

2. Slang ordinary or conventional: a vanilla kind of guy [Spanish vainilla pod]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	vanilla - any of numerous climbing plants of the genus Vanilla having fleshy leaves and clusters of large waxy highly fragrant white or green or topaz flowers orchid, orchidaceous plant - any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors genus Vanilla - large genus of tropical climbing orchids; Old and New Worlds vanilla orchid, Vanilla planifolia - a climbing orchid bearing a podlike fruit yielding vanilla beans; widely cultivated from Florida southward throughout tropical America
	2.	vanilla - a flavoring prepared from vanilla beans macerated in alcohol (or imitating vanilla beans) vanilla extract flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoning, seasoner - something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts vanilla bean - long bean-like fruit; seeds are used as flavoring
	3.	vanilla - a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans sapidity, savor, savour, smack, flavor, flavour, nip, relish, tang - the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
Adj.	1.	vanilla - flavored with vanilla extract; "he liked vanilla ice cream"
	2.	vanilla - plain and without any extras or adornments; "the most common type of bond is the straight or plain vanilla bond"; "the basic car is known as the vanilla version" plain - not elaborate or elaborated; simple; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building"

Translations

vanilla [vəˈnɪlə] n → vainilla

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vanilla [vəˈnɪlə] n → vanille f

cpd [ice cream] → à la vanille

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vanilla [vəˈnɪlə] n → Vanille f

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vanilla [vəˈnɪlə] n → vaniglia

cpd [ice cream] → alla vaniglia