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vanilla bean

va·nil·la bean
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vuh-nil-uh or, often, -nel-uh been]
    • /vəˈnɪl ə or, often, -ˈnɛl ə bin/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vuh-nil-uh or, often, -nel-uh been]
    • /vəˈnɪl ə or, often, -ˈnɛl ə bin/

Definitions of vanilla bean words

  • noun vanilla bean any tropical, climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla, especially V. planifolia, bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food, in perfumery, etc. 1
  • noun vanilla bean Also called vanilla bean. the fruit or bean of this orchid. 1
  • noun vanilla bean the extract of this fruit. 1
  • adjective vanilla bean containing or flavored with vanilla: vanilla custard. 1
  • adjective vanilla bean Informal. plain-vanilla. 1
  • noun vanilla bean the seedpod of any plant in the Vanilla genus, (family: orchid) especially Vanilla planifolia. 0

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Origin of vanilla bean

First appearance:

before 1655
One of the 46% oldest English words
1655-65; < New Latin < Spanish vainilla little pod, equivalent to vain(a) a sheath (< Latin vāgīna sheath) + -illa diminutive suffix (< LL)

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Parts of speech for Vanilla bean

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

vanilla bean popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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