No. 2,020 in Japanese
バニラ
Vanilla.
In a sentence
私の一番好きなアイスクリームの味はバニラです。
My favorite ice cream flavor is vanilla.
Here, 『バニラ』 refers to the vanilla flavor in a context of ice cream, representing the taste.
彼女はバニラの香りがする香水をつけています。
She wears perfume that smells like vanilla.
In this sentence, 『バニラ』 describes the scent of the perfume, representing the fragrance.
このケーキにはバニラビーンズが使用されています。
This cake is made with vanilla beans.
Here, 『バニラ』 is used to denote vanilla beans, specifying the ingredient within the context of cooking.
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