Meanings
nounsnow cream (usually uncountable, plural snow creams)
plural snow creams · alternative snowcream
- uncountableusuallyA dessert made by mixing clean, fresh snow with a small amount of milk or cream and flavouring agents such as vanilla and sugar, causing the snow to melt and congeal into an ice-cream-like substance.
- uncountableusuallyA dessert made by mixing cream, rosewater and sugar, and sometimes other flavouring agents, such as clove or ginger, and whipping the mixture until it is stiff and resembles snow.
Origin
From snow + cream, perhaps modelled after icecream.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Schneemilch, Schneemilch
- Schneemilchdessert made with milk or cream and snow
- Schneemilchdessert made with cream, rosewater and sugar, which looks like snow
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snow cream. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snow%20cream
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snow cream,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snow%20cream.
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