🇫🇷 French

vanilles

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

les vanilles

vanillas

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vanilles
/le vanij/
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How do you say vanilles in French?

IPA
/le vanij/

How do you pronounce vanilles in French?

vanilles is pronounced /le vanij/ in French.

Example sentences

La vanille authentique est plus chère que la vanille artificielle.

Authentic vanilla is more expensive than artificial vanilla.

La vanille malgache, réputée excellente, est très demandée par les pâtissiers.

Malagasy vanilla, renowned as excellent, is highly sought after by pastry chefs.

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Why is it feminine?

Vanilles is feminine because it comes from Spanish "vainilla," which derives from Latin "vagina" (meaning sheath or pod). In French, words borrowed from Spanish that retain the "-illa" or similar endings often maintain their original feminine gender. Additionally, French words ending in "-ille" are predominantly feminine, which reinforced the feminine classification of "vanille" in French.

What is the French word for vanillas?

The French word for vanillas is les vanilles — feminine.

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