Phrase guide

clotted cream

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A thick, sweet dairy product, made by skimming the thickened layer off the top of unhomogenized cream that has been heated and allowed to stand. Fat content is at least 55%.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • I like to have scones with jam and clotted cream for afternoon tea.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

thick cream made from scalded milk

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Devonshire cream

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cream

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: قِشْطَة (qišṭa) — thick cream
  • Arabic: قِشْدَة (qišda) — thick cream
  • Arabic: قِشْطَة (gišṭa) — thick cream
  • Aramaic: ܚܐܘܬܐ (ḥeˀwṯā) — thick cream
  • Chinese Mandarin: 濃縮奶油 /浓缩奶油 (nóngsuō nǎiyóu) — thick cream
  • Cornish: dehen molys — thick cream
  • Dutch: strijkroom — thick cream
  • Finnish: clotted cream — thick cream
  • Finnish: paksu kerma — thick cream
  • French: crème caillée — thick cream
  • German: Streichrahm — thick cream
  • Greek: καϊμάκι (kaïmáki) — thick cream
  • Greek: αφρόγαλα (afrógala) — thick cream
  • Polish: clotted cream — thick cream
  • Portuguese: creme coalhado — thick cream
  • Russian: топлёные сли́вки (topljónyje slívki) — thick cream
  • Spanish: nata — thick cream
  • Turkish: kaymak — thick cream
  • Ottoman Turkish: قایماق (kaymak) — thick cream
  • Welsh: hufen tolch — thick cream