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vanille

vanilla

noun vah-NEE-yuh Rare

Origin: Spanish vainilla (little pod)

Usage Note

Vanille refers to the spice, the flavour, and the plant. The compound gousse de vanille means vanilla pod. The related adjective vanillé describes anything vanilla-flavoured.

Examples

"Elle parfume la crème avec de la vanille."

Natural Translation

She flavours the cream with vanilla.

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