crème

See also creme, Crème, and crémé

French

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Etymology

Old French cresme, from Late Latin crama, Transalpine Gaulish word influenced by Latin chrisma.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kʁɛm/, X-SAMPA: /kREm/

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• Rhymes: -ɛm
• Homophones: chrême, chrêmes, crèment, crèmes
• Hyphenation: crème

Adjective

crème (invariable)

1. cream (color)

Noun

crème f (plural crèmes)

1. cream

Derived terms

café crème crème brûlée crème chantilly crème de la crème crème de riz crème de chaux crème de tartre

crème fouettée crème fleurette crème fraîche crème glacée crème pâtissière crémier

crémière crémer crémerie crémeux crémier demi-écrémé

double-crème écrémé écrémer écrémeuse écrémoir tarte à la crème

Hypernyms

• laitage

Hyponyms

• chantilly

Descendants

• German: Creme

Noun

crème m (plural crèmes)

1. (France, colloquial) café crème

Verb

crème

1. first-person singular present indicative of crémer
2. third-person singular present indicative of crémer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of crémer
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of crémer
5. second-person singular imperative of crémer

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German

Verb

crème

1. First-person singular present of crèmen.
2. First-person singular subjunctive I of crèmen.
3. Third-person singular subjunctive I of crèmen.
4. Imperative singular of crèmen.

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Jèrriais

Etymology

Old French cresme, from Late Latin crama, Gaulish word influenced by Latin chrisma.

Noun

crème f (plural crèmes)

1. cream