sour cream

/ˈsaʊ.ə(ɹ)ˌkɹiːm//ˌsaʊ.ə(ɹ)ˈkɹiːm/

noun

Cream which has been treated with a benign bacterium to turn it slightly sour, often used as a condiment, or a topping for baked potatoes.

Meanings

nounsour cream (countable and uncountable, plural sour creams)

plural sour creams · alternative Australia Canada UK soured cream

  1. countableuncountableCream which has been treated with a benign bacterium to turn it slightly sour, often used as a condiment, or a topping for baked potatoes.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounartificially soured light cream

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Translations

Arabic كْرِيم حَامِض
  • كْرِيم حَامِض (krīm ḥāmiḍ)cream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
Bulgarian заква́сена смета́на
  • заква́сена смета́на (zakvásena smetána)cream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
Chinese Cantonese 酸忌廉
  • 酸忌廉cream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
Chinese Mandarin 酸奶油
  • 酸奶油 (suānnǎiyóu)cream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
Czech zakysaná smetana
  • zakysaná smetanacream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
Dutch zure room
  • zure roomcream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
Esperanto acidkremo
  • acidkremocream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
Estonian hapukoor
  • hapukoorcream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
Finnish hapankerma
  • hapankermacream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
French crème aigre, crème sure
  • crème aigrecream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
  • crème surecream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
  • fromage blanccream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
German saure Sahne, Sauerrahm
  • saure Sahnecream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
  • Sauerrahmcream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
  • Schmandcream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
Hebrew שַׁמֶּנֶת חֲמוּצָה
  • שַׁמֶּנֶת חֲמוּצָה (shaménet khamutsá)cream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
Hindi खट्टी क्रीम, स्मेताना
  • खट्टी क्रीम (khaṭṭī krīm)cream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
  • स्मेताना (smetānā)cream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
Hungarian tejföl, tejfel
  • tejfölcream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
  • tejfelcream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
Icelandic sýrður rjómi
  • sýrður rjómicream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
Irish uachtar géar
  • uachtar géarcream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
Italian panna acida
  • panna acidacream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
Japanese サワークリーム
  • サワークリーム (sawā kurīmu)cream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
Korean 사워크림, 발효 크림
  • 사워크림 (sawokeurim)cream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
  • 발효 크림 (balhyo keurim)cream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
Latvian skābais krējums
  • skābais krējumscream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
Lithuanian grietinė
  • grietinėcream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
Māori kirīmi moī
  • kirīmi moīcream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
Norwegian Bokmål rømme
  • rømmecream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
Polish kwaśna śmietana
  • kwaśna śmietanacream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
Portuguese creme azedo, natas azedas
  • creme azedocream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
  • natas azedascream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
  • natas ácidascream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
Romanian smântână
  • smântânăcream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
Russian смета́на
  • смета́на (smetána)cream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
Scottish Gaelic uachdar goirt
  • uachdar goirtcream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
Slovak kyslá smotana
  • kyslá smotanacream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
Spanish crema agria
  • crema agriacream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
Swedish gräddfil
  • gräddfilcream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
Turkish ekşi krema
  • ekşi kremacream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
Ukrainian смета́на
  • смета́на (smetána)cream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
Urdu ھَٹّی کِرِیم
  • ھَٹّی کِرِیم (haṭṭī kirīm)cream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
Vietnamese kem chua
  • kem chuacream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
Yiddish סמעטענע
  • סמעטענע (smetene)cream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
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Chicago

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