What does "vanilla extract" mean?

A liquid, technically a tincture, used in cooking, prepared by soaking vanilla beans in alcohol.

What is a synonym for "vanilla extract"?

Common synonyms include: vanilla, vanillas.

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Noun

1
A liquid, technically a tincture, used in cooking, prepared by soaking vanilla beans in alcohol. countable, uncountable
"Vanilla extract makes these cookies taste great, but the straight extract tastes bad because the alcohol hasn't evaporated yet."
2
a flavoring prepared from vanilla beans macerated in alcohol (or imitating vanilla beans) wordnet

"Vanilla extract makes these cookies taste great, but the straight extract tastes bad because the alcohol hasn't evaporated yet."