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Gender Feminine
Pronounced Pron. və-NIL-ə  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

From the English word vanilla referring to "the fruit or bean of the vanilla plant, or the extract made from it, or the distinctive fragrant flavour/flavor characteristic of vanilla extract". The word is derived from Spanish vainilla, literally "little pod", a diminutive form of vaina "pod, scabbard, sheath", from Latin vagina "sheath (of an ear of grain), husk, hull of a plant".
Added 5/18/2014 by Ora
Edited 7/28/2023 by SeaHorse15 and Sofia