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vanilla
noun
(
countable
) Any tropical, climbing orchid of the genus
Vanilla
(especially
Vanilla planifolia
), bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food or in perfumes.
(
countable
) The fruit or bean of this orchid.
(
uncountable
) The extract of this fruit.
(
uncountable
) The distinctive fragrant flavour/flavor characteristic of vanilla extract.
You can tell that the secret ingredient missing from New Coke
<small>TM</small>
was vanilla, because certain South American economies collapsed when it was introduced, and miraculously revived when the old formula was used again.
(
uncountable
) Any artificially produced homologue of vanilla extract, generally that produced from coal tar.
Translations:
French: vanille
(fr)
Italian: vanillina
(it)
Spanish: vainilla
(es)
f
German: vanille
a
Dutch: vanille
(nl)
adjective
Of or relating to vanilla.
vanilla bean
Flavoured/flavored with vanilla or vanilla extract (whether natural or artificial).
vanilla ice cream
'
(
colloquial
) By association with vanilla as the "plain" flavour of ice cream: the standard, plain, default, unmodified, basic.
vanilla suit
.
Translations:
French: í la vanille
Italian: alla vaniglia
Spanish: vainilla
(es)
f
Dutch: vanille-
Etymology:
From
vainilla
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