vanilla

Examples

• All

• Could I get a large vanilla shake, please?

  Super Size Me (2004)

• Maybe I'll just have chocolate and vanilla cheesecake.

• So for example, we might say vanilla smells sweet.

  Andrew Huberman

• Smells like vanilla, so smooth, so rich.

• Beat in the sugar and vanilla, then stir in the flour until well mixed.

  Fiction book (1993)

• When his appetite returned as well, Father Geary gave him chicken soup, then vanilla ice cream.

  Fiction book (1991)

• So in a big bowl, she stirred together butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, salt, and baking soda.

  Fiction book (1997)

• I love adding vanilla extract to my baking for a sweet flavor.

• The recipe calls for a teaspoon of vanilla to enhance the taste of the cake.

• For dessert, she made a bowl of ice cream topped with warm vanilla sauce.

Synonyms

F

flavoring

vsvanilla

• US

16 1.1

A thing added to food or drink to give it a certain taste

refers to a specific sweet fragrant taste rather than any added substance

V

vanilla extract

vsvanilla

9 2.3

A liquid made by soaking vanilla beans in alcohol to add flavor to food and drinks

is a general sweet fragrant flavor or substance rather than one liquid form

Idioms

T

too vanilla

• Informal

1 8.5

Plain and not interesting with no new ideas

Compounds

V

vanilla ice cream

11 1.0

A sweet frozen dessert made from milk and cream with vanilla flavor

V

vanilla extract

9 2.3

A liquid made by soaking vanilla beans in alcohol to add flavor to food and drinks

V

vanilla bean

6 2.3

A long narrow pod that contains tiny black seeds people use to flavor food

V

vanilla pudding

1 1.0

A smooth sweet dessert flavored with vanilla, often served in a bowl

V

vanilla-scented

1 3.5

A thing that smells of sweet vanilla, like a candle or ice cream

V

vanilla orchid

1 5.3

A climbing tropical plant that produces pods called vanilla beans

G

genus Vanilla

• Specialized

7.9

Tropical climbing orchids that produce pods used for vanilla flavor

H

homemade vanilla extract

3.7

People mix alcohol and vanilla beans at home to add flavor to recipes

V

Vanilla planifolia

• Specialized

7.9

A climbing plant grown for the pods that become vanilla beans

V

vanilla sponge cake

1.0

A light, soft cake flavored with vanilla

V

vanilla liqueur

5.5

A sweet alcoholic drink flavored with vanilla

W

wild vanilla

• US

8.9

A plant with leaves that smell like vanilla when crushed

Surface Forms

Etymology