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

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vanilla

n vanilla [vəˈnilə]

a flavouring obtained from a tropical orchid, and used in ice-cream and other foods vanilla ice-cream. vanielje فانيلا: تُسْتَعمل لِتَعْطير الكَعْك ванилия vanilka vanilje die Vanille βανίλια vainilla vanilje وانیل vanilja (à la) vanille וָנִיל वनीला लता से निकाला हुआ सुगन्धित मसाला vanilija vanília vanili vanilla vaniglia バニラ 바닐라 향료 vanilė vaniļa vanila vanille vanilje wanilia baunilha (de) vanilie ваниль vanilka vanilja vanila vanilj วนิลา vanilya 香草 ваніль ايک خوشبو quả vani 香草