cremómetro

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French crémomètre. Equivalent to crema (“cream”) +‎ -metro. First attested in 1843.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɾeˈmometɾo/ [kɾeˈmo.me.t̪ɾo]
• Rhymes: -ometɾo
• Syllabification: cre‧mó‧me‧tro

Noun

cremómetro m (plural cremómetros)

1. creamometer [from mid-19th c.]

Further reading

• “cremómetro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “cremómetro”, in Diccionario histórico de la lengua española [Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], launched 2013, →ISSN