vanilla extract

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vanilla extract

noun vanilla extracts

  1. countable, uncountable A liquid, technically a tincture, used in cooking, prepared by soaking vanilla beans in alcohol. Vanilla extract makes these cookies taste great, but the straight extract tastes bad because the alcohol hasn't evaporated yet.

    Similar: vanilla essence

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noun liquid used in cooking

Españolextracto de vainilla
中文香草精 xiāngcǎojīng
Françaisextrait de vanille
DeutschVanilleextrakt, Vanille-Essenz
Italianoestratto di vaniglia

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@misc{vanilla_extract_2026,
  title = {vanilla extract},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vanilla%20extract},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}