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vanilla extract

vanilla extract noun: a liquid, technically a tincture, used in cooking, prepared by soaking vanilla beans in alcohol.

Noun

vanilla extract (countable and uncountable, plural vanilla extracts)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    vanilla essence

Synonyms of vanilla extract

Forms of vanilla extract

pluralvanilla extracts

Questions about vanilla extract

What does vanilla extract mean?
Vanilla extract means a liquid, technically a tincture, used in cooking, prepared by soaking vanilla beans in alcohol.
What part of speech is vanilla extract?
Vanilla extract is a noun.
What is the plural of vanilla extract?
The plural of vanilla extract is vanilla extracts.

Words near vanilla extract in the dictionary

  1. vanilla
  2. vanilla bean
  3. vanilla beans
  4. vanilla essence
  5. vanilla essences
  6. vanilla extract
  7. vanilla extracts
  8. vanilla leaf
  9. vanilla slice
  10. vanilla slices
  11. vanilla submarine

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