crema

See also: Crema, cremá, créma, and cremà

English

Etymology 1

From Italian.

Noun

crema

  1. The light-colored, orangish head (foam) on a cup of espresso.

Etymology 2

From Spanish

Noun

crema (uncountable)

  1. A Mexican foodstuff, the Mexican version of crème fraîche or sour cream

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French crème.

Pronunciation

Noun

crema f (plural cremes)

  1. cream (fat part of milk)
  2. cream (skin product)
  3. soup with cream
  4. custard

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Verb

crema

  1. third-person singular present indicative form of cremar
  2. second-person singular imperative form of cremar

Further reading

Italian

Noun

crema f (plural creme)

  1. cream

Usage notes

  • panna generally refers to physical cream, while crema refers to the flavor of cream. A pint of creamy gelato would read "crema" and not panna.

Derived terms

Verb

crema

  1. third-person singular present of cremare
  2. second-person singular imperative of cremare

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

cremā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of cremō

References

Portuguese

Verb

crema

  1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of cremar
  2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of cremar

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɾema/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French crème.

Noun

crema f (plural cremas)

  1. cream (cosmetic product)
  2. (Latin America) cream (dairy product)
  3. soup with cream
  4. custard
  5. (Latin America, colloquial) mess (disorder)
Synonyms
  • (dairy product): nata (Spain)
Derived terms
  • crema cortada

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Verb

crema

  1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of cremar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of cremar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of cremar.

Etymology 3

From Ancient Greek τρῆμα (trêma) (perhaps influenced by crema), perforation, orifice

Noun

crema f (plural cremas)

  1. (rare) dieresis

Further reading

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