Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

soured cream

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables: soured cream
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cream that has been soured and thickened by using Lactobacillus bacteria; used in soups, salads and meat dishes such as beef Stroganoff.

Australian usage; Canadian usage; British usage; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

soured creams (plural) sour cream (alternative)

Synonyms

crème fraîche sour cream

Questions

What does soured cream mean?: A cream that has been soured and thickened by using Lactobacillus bacteria; used in soups, salads and meat dishes such as beef Stroganoff.

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