name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈsmɛ.tə.nə/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A form of soured cream or crème fraîche from Central and Eastern Europe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Czech composer (1824-1884)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Bedrich Smetana
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: composer
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian смета́на (smetána).
Across languages
Translations
42 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
թթվասեր
(tʻtʻvaser)
— type of soured cream
Bashkir:
ҡаймаҡ
(qaymaq)
— type of soured cream
Belarusian:
смята́на
(smjatána)
— type of soured cream
Bulgarian:
смета́на
(smetána)
— type of soured cream
Chinese Mandarin:
斯美塔那
(sīměitǎnà)
— type of soured cream
Czech:
zakysaná smetana
— type of soured cream
Danish:
smetana
— type of soured cream
Estonian:
hapukoor
— type of soured cream
Finnish:
smetana
— type of soured cream
Finnish:
vuolukerma
— type of soured cream
Gagauz:
kaymak
— type of soured cream
Georgian:
სმეტანა
(smeṭana)
— type of soured cream
German:
Schmand
— type of soured cream
German:
Schmant
— type of soured cream
German:
Milchrahm
— type of soured cream
Hungarian:
tejföl
— type of soured cream
Hungarian:
tejfel
— type of soured cream
Ingrian:
koore
— type of soured cream
Italian:
smetana
— type of soured cream
Japanese:
スメタナ
(sumetana)
— type of soured cream
Komi-Permyak:
нӧк
(nök)
— type of soured cream
Komi-Permyak:
йӧввыв
(jövvyv)
— type of soured cream
Komi-Zyrian:
нӧк
(nök)
— type of soured cream
Korean:
스메타나
(seumetana)
— type of soured cream
Eastern Mari:
ӱмбал
(ümbal)
— type of soured cream
Western Mari:
нӹргӓ
(nÿrgä)
— type of soured cream
Norwegian:
smetana
— type of soured cream
Polish:
śmietana
— type of soured cream
Portuguese:
smetana
— type of soured cream
Romanian:
smântână
— type of soured cream
Russian:
смета́на
(smetána)
— type of soured cream
Slovak:
kyslá smotana
— type of soured cream
Slovene:
kisla smetana
— type of soured cream
Spanish:
smetana
— type of soured cream
Swedish:
smetana
— type of soured cream
Tuvan:
сүт хоюу
(süt xoyuu)
— type of soured cream
Udmurt:
йӧлвыл
(jölvyl)
— type of soured cream
Udmurt:
нӧкы
(nöky)
— type of soured cream
Ukrainian:
смета́на
(smetána)
— type of soured cream