smetana

S1M3E1T1A1N1A1
/ˈsmɛ.tə.nə/

noun

A form of soured cream or crème fraîche from Central and Eastern Europe.

OriginRussian смета́на →
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Meanings

smetana1

nounsmetana (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA form of soured cream or crème fraîche from Central and Eastern Europe.

Smetana2

proper nounSmetana (plural Smetanas)

plural Smetanas

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Russianсмета́на
  2. Russianсмета́на
  3. Englishsmetana

Borrowed from Russian смета́на (smetána).

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Translations

Bulgarian смета́на
  • смета́на (smetána)type of soured cream
Chinese Mandarin 斯美塔那
  • 斯美塔那 (sīměitǎnà)type of soured cream
Czech zakysaná smetana
  • zakysaná smetanatype of soured cream
Danish smetana
  • smetanatype of soured cream
Estonian hapukoor
  • hapukoortype of soured cream
Finnish smetana, vuolukerma
  • smetanatype of soured cream
  • vuolukermatype of soured cream
German Schmand, Schmant
  • Schmandtype of soured cream
  • Schmanttype of soured cream
  • Milchrahmtype of soured cream
Hungarian tejföl, tejfel
  • tejföltype of soured cream
  • tejfeltype of soured cream
Italian smetana
  • smetanatype of soured cream
Japanese スメタナ
  • スメタナ (sumetana)type of soured cream
Korean 스메타나
  • 스메타나 (seumetana)type of soured cream
Norwegian smetana
  • smetanatype of soured cream
Polish śmietana
  • śmietanatype of soured cream
Portuguese smetana
  • smetanatype of soured cream
Romanian smântână
  • smântânătype of soured cream
Russian смета́на
  • смета́на (smetána)type of soured cream
Slovak kyslá smotana
  • kyslá smotanatype of soured cream
Spanish smetana
  • smetanatype of soured cream
Swedish smetana
  • smetanatype of soured cream
Ukrainian смета́на
  • смета́на (smetána)type of soured cream
Yiddish סמעטענע
  • סמעטענע (smetene)type of soured cream

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“smetana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smetana. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “smetana,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smetana.

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