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vanilla submarine

vanilla submarine noun: a traditional Greek spoon sweet made from vanilla fondant served submerged in a glass of cold water.

Noun

vanilla submarine (plural vanilla submarines)

  1. A traditional Greek spoon sweet made from vanilla fondant served submerged in a glass of cold water.
    Synonyms:
    ypovrichio, ypovrihio, submarine sweet

Synonyms of vanilla submarine

  • ypovrichio
  • ypovrihio
  • submarine sweet

Forms of vanilla submarine

pluralvanilla submarines

Origin of vanilla submarine

Calque of Greek βανίλια υποβρύχιο (vanília ypovrýchio), referring to the way it is served submerged in water.

Questions about vanilla submarine

What does vanilla submarine mean?
Vanilla submarine means a traditional Greek spoon sweet made from vanilla fondant served submerged in a glass of cold water.
What part of speech is vanilla submarine?
Vanilla submarine is a noun.
What is the plural of vanilla submarine?
The plural of vanilla submarine is vanilla submarines.

Words near vanilla submarine in the dictionary

  1. vanilla extract
  2. vanilla extracts
  3. vanilla leaf
  4. vanilla slice
  5. vanilla slices
  6. vanilla submarine
  7. vanilla wafer
  8. vanilla wafers
  9. vanilla-like
  10. vanilla-y
  11. vanillaed

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