crema
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Italian crema. Doublet of cream, second-etymology crema, and crème.
Noun edit
crema (countable and uncountable, plural cremas)
Translations edit
head of foam
Etymology 2 edit
From Spanish crema. Doublet of cream, first-etymology crema, and crème.
Noun edit
crema (uncountable)
- A Mexican foodstuff, the Mexican version of crème fraîche or sour cream. Its fat content is usually higher than that of sour cream, and it is thinner and less sour.
Translations edit
Mexican foodstuff
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Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
crema f (plural cremes)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
crema f (plural cremes)
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
crema
- inflection of cremar:
Further reading edit
- “crema” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
crema f (plural creme)
Usage notes edit
- panna generally refers to physical cream, while crema refers to the flavor of cream. A pint of creamy gelato would be termed crema and not panna.
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
crema
- inflection of cremare:
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Verb edit
cremā
References edit
- crema in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɛmɐ
- Hyphenation: cre‧ma
Verb edit
crema
- inflection of cremar:
Romanian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
crema f
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
crema f (plural cremas)
- cream (cosmetic product)
- (Latin America) cream (dairy product)
- Synonym: (Spain) nata
- soup with cream
- custard
- (Latin America, colloquial) mess (disorder)
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Descendants edit
Adjective edit
crema (invariable)
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
crema
- inflection of cremar:
Etymology 3 edit
Probably a malapropism of French tréma, from Ancient Greek τρῆμα (trêma, “perforation, orifice”).
Noun edit
crema f (plural cremas)
See also edit
blanco | gris | negro |
rojo; carmín, carmesí | naranja, anaranjado; marrón | amarillo; crema |
lima | verde | menta |
cian, turquesa; azul-petróleo | celeste, cerúleo | azul |
violeta; añil, índigo | magenta; morado, púrpura | rosa, rosado |
Further reading edit
- “crema”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014