English-Thai Dictionary

vanilla

ADJ ซึ่ง ประกอบด้วยว นิลา  ซึ่ง มีรสว นิลา  sueng-pra-kob-duai-wa-ni-la

 

vanilla

N ว นิลา  พืช ไม้เลื้อย เมืองร้อน ประเภท มี ฝัก ใช้ สำหรับ ทำอาหาร  vanilla bean wa-ni-la

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

VANILLA

n.A genus of plants which have an unctuous aromatic taste, and a fragrant smell; natives of South America and the West Indies.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

VANILLA

Va *nil "la, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Sp. vainilla, dim. of Sp. vaina a sheath, a pod, L. vagina; because its grains, or seeds, are contained in little pods.]

 

1. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A genus of climbing orchidaceous plants natives of tropical America.

 

2. The long podlike capsules of Vanilla planifolia, and V. claviculata, remarkable for their delicate and agreeable odor, for the volatile, odoriferous oil extracted from them; also, the flavoring extract made from the capsules, extensively used in confectionery, perfumery, etc.

 

Note: As a medicine, vanilla is supposed to possess powers analogous to valerian, while, at the same time, it is far more grateful. Cuban vanilla, a sweet-scented West Indian composite shrub (Eupatorium Dalea ). -- Vanilla bean, the long capsule of the vanilla plant. -- Vanilla grass. Same as Holy grass, under Holy.

 

VANILLATE

VANILLATE Va *nil "late, n. (Chem. )

 

Defn: A salt of vanillic acid.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

vanilla

va nil la |vəˈnilə vəˈnɪlə | ▶noun 1 a substance obtained from vanilla beans or produced artificially and used to flavor sweet foods or to impart a fragrant scent to cosmetic preparations: [ as modifier ] : vanilla ice cream. • ice cream flavored with vanilla: four scoops of vanilla with hot fudge sauce. • [ as modifier ] of the yellowish-white color of vanilla ice cream: a vanilla dress. 2 a tropical climbing orchid that has fragrant flowers and long podlike fruit. [Genus Vanilla, family Orchidaceae: many species, in particular V. planifolia, the chief commercial source of vanilla beans. ] • (also vanilla bean or vanilla pod ) the fruit of this plant, which is cured and then either used in cooking or processed to extract an essence that is used for flavor and fragrance. ▶adjective having no special or extra features; ordinary: it will be able to do tricks that plain vanilla CD-ROMs can't. ORIGIN 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 .

 

Oxford Dictionary

vanilla

van |illa |vəˈnɪlə | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] a substance obtained from vanilla pods or produced artificially and used to flavour foods or to impart a fragrant scent to cosmetic preparations: [ as modifier ] : vanilla ice cream. • ice cream flavoured with vanilla: four scoops of vanilla with hot fudge sauce. • [ as modifier ] of the creamy colour of vanilla ice cream: a vanilla dress. 2 a tropical climbing orchid which has fragrant flowers and long pod-like fruit. ●Genus Vanilla, family Orchidaceae: many species, in particular V. planifolia, the chief commercial source of vanilla pods. • (also vanilla pod ) the fruit of the vanilla plant which is cured and then either used in cookery or processed to extract an essence which is used for flavour and fragrance. ▶adjective (also plain vanilla ) informal having no special or extra features; ordinary: it will be able to do tricks that plain vanilla CD-ROMs can't. ORIGIN 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 .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

vanilla

va nil la /vənɪ́lə /名詞 1 C 〘植 〙バニラ 〘熱帯アメリカ原産; ラン科のつる植物 〙; バニラ豆 (vanilla bean ).2 U バニラエッセンス 〘バニラの実から採った食用の香料 〙.形容詞 ｟話 ｠平凡な ; 簡素な, シンプルな ; 〘コンピュ 〙拡張機能がない .