"nilla" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nillas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} nilla (countable and uncountable, plural nillas)
  1. (informal) Clipping of vanilla. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable Alternative form of: vanilla
    Sense id: en-nilla-en-noun-LivgM~H9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27
  2. (derogatory, ethnic slur) A white person. Tags: countable, derogatory, ethnic, slur, uncountable
    Sense id: en-nilla-en-noun-qcoW7nC2 Categories (other): English ethnic slurs

Inflected forms

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