Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vanille

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: vanille
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic form of vanilla.

Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Each lovely lady close to a cavalier / Who holds her dear fan while she feeds her smile / On meditative spoonfuls of vanille, / He breathing hot protesting vows of love, / Enough to thaw her cream, and scorch his beard."
"And what is this delicious scent about the air? Vanille? Of course it is; […]"
"The three Benoît girls and Madame Morice were seated round a table furnished with dainty little white cups and saucers, a plate of delicate biscuits, and a chocolatière which breathed odours of vanille."

Etymology

From French vanille.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: vanille

Usage

Questions

What does vanille mean?: Archaic form of vanilla.
Where does vanille come from?: It is traced to French.

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