Meaning
A chemical compound, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde, that is the primary constituent of vanilla.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wāgīnā Latin vāgīna Old Spanish vayna Spanish vaina Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin -ella Old Spanish -iella Spanish -illa Spanish vainillabor. English vanilla Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English vanillin From vanilla + -in.
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 13 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-07-19VAGILNT
- 2025-11-10AIPNLOV
- 2025-08-27LAVIDNY
- 2024-09-26ADVUNLI
- 2024-09-14AENJILV
- 2024-08-03VOANICL
- 2024-06-15IAOLVND
- 2024-05-16LATIGNV
- 2024-04-13NAPLIOV
- 2024-01-17AYDVLIN
- 2023-12-12NVALIBE
- 2023-06-25AYEVLIN
+1 earlier appearances in the archive.