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Dried vanilla fruits. Vanilla is a flavoring derived from orchids of the genus Vanilla, primarily from the Mexican species, flat-leaved vanilla (V. planifolia). The word vanilla, derived from the diminutive of the Spanish word vaina (vaina itself meaning sheath or pod), is translated simply as little pod.
Top Definition. gooseberry. A gooseberry is a person who will tag along to a couple or a few couples, but they themselves are single, usually being an ugly friend or accquiantance who you can't bear to leave out as he/she will feel awful.