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Word entry · 7 letters

vanilla

Best crossword clue

"Plain ice cream flavor"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /vəˈnɪl.ə/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted aaillnvStarts with VEnds with A1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. plain and without any extras or adornments

Word origin

Borrowed from Spanish vainilla, a diminutive form of vaina (“pod”). "Plain" senses derive from the perceived plainness of vanilla ice cream.

Used in a sentence

  • Vanilla itself was transplanted from Madagascar, the main source of the spice, to Polynesia a century ago.
  • A mass of folders and binders. One, vanilla in colour, catches her eye.
  • vanilla JavaScript

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

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01Plain ice cream flavor7 letters

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