Definition for "Vanilla"

Etymology

From Spanish vainilla, diminunitive of vaina
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Vanilla - (Noun)

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1. A substance obtained from vanilla beans or produced artificially and used to flavor sweet foods or to impart a fragrant scent to cosmetic preparations
  • vanilla ice cream
2. Ice cream flavored with vanilla
  • four scoops of vanilla with hot fudge sauce
3. Of the yellowish-white color of vanilla ice cream
  • a vanilla dress
4. A tropical climbing orchid that has fragrant flowers and long podlike fruit
5. The fruit of this plant, which is cured and then either used in cooking or processed to extract an essence that is used for flavor and fragrance
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(n) 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)
vanilla extract (a flavoring prepared from vanilla beans macerated in alcohol (or imitating vanilla beans))
(n) vanilla (a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans)
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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.
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countable The fruit or bean of this orchid.
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uncountable The extract of this fruit.
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uncountable The distinctive fragrant flavour/flavor characteristic of vanilla extract.
  • You can tell that the secret ingredient missing from New CokeTM was vanilla, because certain South American economies collapsed when it was introduced, and miraculously revived when the old formula was used again.
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uncountable Any artificially produced homologue of vanilla extract, principally vanillin produced from lignin from the paper industry or from petrochemicals.
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Vanilla - (Adjective)

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1. Having no special or extra features; ordinary
  • it will be able to do tricks that plain vanilla CD-ROMs can't
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(adj) vanilla (flavored with vanilla extract) "he liked vanilla ice cream"
(adj) 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"
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Of or relating to vanilla.
  • vanilla bean
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Flavoured/flavored with vanilla or vanilla extract (whether natural or artificial).
  • vanilla ice cream'
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colloquial By association with vanilla as the "plain" flavour of ice cream: the standard, plain, default, unmodified, basic.
  • vanilla suit.
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Vanilla - (General)

6. flavored with vanilla extract; "he liked vanilla ice cream"
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7. 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
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8. a flavoring prepared from vanilla beans macerated in alcohol (or imitating vanilla beans)
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9. 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"
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10. a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans
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11. Vanilla is a flavoring derived from orchids of the genus Vanilla native to Mexico. Etymologically, vanilla derives from the Spanish word "vainilla", little pod. ...
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12. VANILLA is the second EP from Japanese singer Eiko Shimamiya.
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13. Vanilla were a short-lived girl band from Barnet, London, England. They released just two singles for EMI in the late 1990s.
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14. The color vanilla is a rich tint of off-white as well as a medium pale tint of yellow. It is a representation of the average color of vanilla.
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15. Mod or modification is a term generally applied to PC games, especially first-person shooters, RPGs and real-time strategy games. ...
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16. Vanilla sex (or conventional sex) is a description of what a culture regards as standard or conventional sexual behaviour. Different cultures, subcultures and individuals have different ideas about what constitutes this type of sex. ...
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17. Any tropical, climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla (especially Vanilla planifolia), bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food or in perfumes; The fruit or bean of this orchid; The extract of this fruit; The distinctive fragrant flavour/flavor characteristic of vanilla ...
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18. A term used to describe stock Android.
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19. A scent imparted by aging in oak.
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20. Referring to a type of sex which is ordinary male/female without any variations or kinks.
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21. There are over 20,000 types of orchid, but only one produces anything edible--the vanilla plant. "Vanilla extract" comes from macerating beans into an alcohol/water solution. "Imitation vanilla" comes from treated wood-pulp byproducts.
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22. Vanilla is used as a primary flavoring or as an enhancer to other ingredients like chocolate and coffee. It is native to the Americas although most of the vanilla grown comes from Madagascar, as well as Tahiti and Mexico. ...
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23. The scent of vanilla, which is imparted to some wines by new oak during aging in casks.
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24. Component detectable in the "nose" of a wine. The novice taster can compare odours with the vials of artificial ones provided in kit form.
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25. Descriptive term that refers to a relatively simple financial instrument (option or other derivative), with standard features and no special or unusual characteristics. Opposite of Exotic Option.
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26. an essential flavoring that comes from the pod of a tropical vine, an orchid that climbs, vanilla planifolia. It is commonly used in the United States as vanilla extract; it is also sold powdered or by the whole pod. In Europe, the pod is used to flavor sugar which is then used in baking.
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27. An aroma resulting from oak ageing, particularly in American oak.
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28. Pure vanilla, with its wonderful aromatic flavor, is the most widely used flavoring in pastries, confections, and other desserts. ...
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29. A standard or common contractual arrangement; opposite of Exotic.
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30. Term used in referring to the original WoW ever released.
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Pronunciation : IPA

  • /vəˈnɪlə/
  • -ɪlə
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