rjómi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse rjúmi, from Proto-Germanic *raumaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrjouːmɪ/

  Rhymes: -ouːmɪ

Noun

rjómi m (genitive singular rjóma, no plural)

1. cream (fatty part of milk)
2. cream (best part of something)

Derived terms

derived terms

• fleyta rjómann/fleyta rjómann af [einhverju] (to be make profit, to take the best of [something])
• íbættur rjómi (admixture of cream)
• þeytirjómi (whipping cream)
• fitulítill rjómi (low-fat cream)
• gervirjómi (cream analogue)
• kaffirjómi (single cream)
• mysurjómi (whey cream)
• rjómablíða
• rjómaduft (cream-milk powder, cream powder)
• rjómakaka
• rjómalitaður (cream-coloured)
• rjómalíkjör (crème liqueur)
• rjómalogn
• rjómaís (ice cream)
• rjómapóstur
• rjómaskáli
• rjómaskilvinda (centrifugal cream separator)
• rjómaterta
• rjómaþeytari
• rjómi með fáum hitaeiningum (low-calorie cream)
• vatnssneyddur rjómi (dehydrated cream)
• þeyttur rjómi