vanilla
noun /vəˈnɪlə/
/vəˈnɪlə/
[uncountable]- a substance obtained from the beans of a tropical plant, also called vanilla, used to add taste to sweet foods, for example ice cream
香草醛,香草香精(从热带植物香子兰豆中提取,用于冰淇淋等甜食) - (British English) vanilla essence
香子兰精 - (North American English) vanilla extract
香子兰精 - (British English) a vanilla pod
香子兰蒴果 - (North American English) a vanilla bean
香子兰豆
Collocations DictionaryVanilla is used before these nouns:- bean
- essence
- extract
- …
词源mid 17th cent.: from Spanish vainilla ‘pod’, diminutive of vaina ‘sheath, pod’, from Latin vagina ‘sheath’. The spelling change was due to association with French vanille. - (British English) vanilla essence