Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sour cream

/ˈsaʊ.ə(ɹ)ˌkɹiːm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables: sour cream
IPA: /ˈsaʊ.ə(ɹ)ˌkɹiːm/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Cream which has been treated with a benign bacterium to turn it slightly sour, often used as a condiment, or a topping for baked potatoes.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

sour creams (plural) soured cream (alternative, Australia)

Synonyms

soured cream

Questions

How do you pronounce sour cream?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsaʊ.ə(ɹ)ˌkɹiːm/.
What does sour cream mean?: Cream which has been treated with a benign bacterium to turn it slightly sour, often used as a condiment, or a topping for baked potatoes.

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