Boston cream

adjective

Of a bready/cakey foodstuff; having been glazed in chocolate and filled with custard

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Meanings

adjectiveBoston cream (not comparable)
  1. not comparablefoodOf a bready/cakey foodstuff; having been glazed in chocolate and filled with custard

Origin

Ellipsis of Boston cream pie. From being like a Boston cream pie (a type of cake).

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Translations

French crème Boston, Boston
  • crème BostonTranslations
  • BostonTranslations
Spanish crema de Boston
  • crema de BostonTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

Boston cream. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boston%20cream

MLA

“Boston cream.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boston%20cream. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Boston cream,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Boston%20cream.

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