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buttercream

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A type of thick, sweet icing or cake-filling made by creaming butter (or sometimes another fat, such as margarine) with powdered sugar.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From butter + cream.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: crema de mantega — type of icing
  • German: Buttercreme — type of icing
  • Irish: uachtar ime — type of icing
  • Italian: crema al burro — type of icing
  • Korean: 버터크림 (beoteokeurim) — type of icing
  • Norwegian: smørkrem — type of icing
  • Polish: polewa kremowa — type of icing
  • Russian: крем (krem) — type of icing
  • Spanish: crema de mantequilla — type of icing
  • Turkish: tereyağlı krema — type of icing