Meanings
nounkaymak (uncountable)
alternative kaimak · alternative kajmak
- uncountableA creamy dairy product, similar to clotted cream, made in the Balkans, Turkey, the Middle East, Central Asia, Iran, Afghanistan, and India. It is made from the milk of water buffalos in the East or of cows in the West.
Origin
- Ottoman Turkishقایماق
- Turkishkaymak“cream”
- Englishkaymak
Borrowed from Turkish kaymak (“cream”), from Ottoman Turkish قایماق.
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Finnish kaymak
- kaymakcreamy dairy product
French kaïmac
- kaïmaccreamy dairy product
Greek καϊμάκι
- καϊμάκι (kaïmáki)creamy dairy product
Hindi कायमाक
- कायमाक (kāymāk)creamy dairy product
Persian قیماق, کیماک
- قیماق (qeymâq)creamy dairy product
- کیماک (kimâk)creamy dairy product
- شمه (šeme)creamy dairy product
Polish kajmak
- kajmakcreamy dairy product
Romanian caimac
- caimaccreamy dairy product
Russian кайма́к
- кайма́к (kajmák)creamy dairy product
Turkish kaymak
- kaymakcreamy dairy product
Ukrainian кайма́к
- кайма́к (kajmák)creamy dairy product
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APA
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“kaymak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kaymak. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
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