clotted cream

noun

A thick, sweet dairy product, made by skimming the thickened layer off the top of unhomogenized cream that has been heated and allowed to stand. Fat content is at least 55%.

“I like to have scones with jam and clotted cream for afternoon tea.”

Meanings

nounclotted cream (usually uncountable, plural clotted creams)

plural clotted creams · alternative clouted cream

  1. uncountableusuallyA thick, sweet dairy product, made by skimming the thickened layer off the top of unhomogenized cream that has been heated and allowed to stand. Fat content is at least 55%.

    I like to have scones with jam and clotted cream for afternoon tea.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthick cream made from scalded milk

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic قِشْطَة, قِشْدَة
  • قِشْطَة (qišṭa)thick cream
  • قِشْدَة (qišda)thick cream
Chinese Mandarin 濃縮奶油 /浓缩奶油
  • 濃縮奶油 /浓缩奶油 (nóngsuō nǎiyóu)thick cream
Dutch strijkroom
  • strijkroomthick cream
Finnish clotted cream, paksu kerma
  • clotted creamthick cream
  • paksu kermathick cream
French crème caillée
  • crème cailléethick cream
German Streichrahm
  • Streichrahmthick cream
Greek καϊμάκι, αφρόγαλα
  • καϊμάκι (kaïmáki)thick cream
  • αφρόγαλα (afrógala)thick cream
Polish clotted cream
  • clotted creamthick cream
Portuguese creme coalhado
  • creme coalhadothick cream
Russian топлёные сли́вки
  • топлёные сли́вки (topljónyje slívki)thick cream
Spanish nata
  • natathick cream
Turkish kaymak
  • kaymakthick cream
Welsh hufen tolch
  • hufen tolchthick cream
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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