va·nil·la (v -n l )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). [Obsolete Spanish vainilla, diminutive of vaina, sheath (from the shape of its seedpods), from Latin v  g na.] |
vanilla [vəˈnɪlə]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) 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)
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the pod or bean of certain of these plants, used to flavour food, etc.
3. (Cookery) a flavouring extract prepared from vanilla beans and used in cooking
adj
1. (Cookery) flavoured with or as if with vanilla vanilla ice cream
2. Slang ordinary or conventional a vanilla kind of guy
[from New Latin, from Spanish vainilla pod, from vaina a sheath, from Latin vāgīna sheath]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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 flowersorchid, 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)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 | |
| 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" |
vanilla
adjective (Informal) ordinary, standard, regular, common, stock, simple, normal, typical, conventional, routine, everyday, down-to-earth, workaday, bog-standard (informal) I've just got a plain vanilla insurance policy.
Translations
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 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
vanilla → فانيليا vanilka vanilje Vanille βανίλια vainilla vanilja vanille vanilija vaniglia バニラ 바닐라 vanille vanilje wanilia baunilha ваниль vanilj กลิ่นหรือรสวนิลา vanilya vani 香草
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