tearã

See also: teara, teára, and teară

Aromanian

Etymology

From Latin tēla (“web, warp”), with a unique ultimate semantic development, arrived at from the analogy of skimming the thickened layer off the top of unhomogenized cream to make the product. Compare regional Romanian teară (“warp”), which preserved the original sense.

Noun

tearã f

1. kaymak, a creamy dairy product made in the Balkans, similar to sour cream or clotted cream

Synonyms

• aicã

See also

• cãimac