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noun
The light-colored, orangish head of foam on a cup of espresso.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Italian crema. Doublet of cream, second-etymology crema, and crème.
From Spanish crema. Doublet of cream, first-etymology crema, and crème.
Across languages
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