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Word: Vanilla
Speech Type: Noun
mid 17th century: from Spanish vainilla ‘pod’, diminutive of vaina ‘sheath, pod’, from Latin vagina ‘sheath’. The spelling change was due to association with French vanille
vəˈnɪlə
a substance obtained from vanilla pods or produced artificially and used to flavour foods or to impart a fragrant scent to cosmetic preparations
Short Definition:substance obtained from vanilla pods or produced artificially and used to flavour foods or to impart fragrant scent
Examples:- vanilla ice cream
a tropical climbing orchid that has fragrant flowers and long podlike fruit.
Short Definition:tropical climbing orchid
Word: Vanilla
Speech Type: Adjective
vəˈnɪlə
having no special or extra features; ordinary or standard
Short Definition:having no special or extra features
Examples:- choosing plain vanilla technology wherever you can will save you money
- the original, vanilla MP3 format is still the most commonly encountered form of the technology
- they seem to be quite content in their plain vanilla domestic life
- his sex life is totally vanilla
- plain vanilla
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