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crema

/ˈkɹeɪmə/

crema noun: the light-colored, orangish head of foam on a cup of espresso.

Noun (1)

crema (countable and uncountable, plural cremas)

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

Noun (2)

crema (uncountable)

  1. 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.

crema meaning in Tamil

crema in Tamil

குளம்பிநுரை

Forms of crema

pluralcremas

Origin of crema

From Italian crema. Doublet of cream, second-etymology crema, and crème.

From Spanish crema. Doublet of cream, first-etymology crema, and crème.

Questions about crema

What does crema mean?
Crema means the light-colored, orangish head of foam on a cup of espresso.
What is crema in Tamil?
Crema in Tamil is குளம்பிநுரை. See Crema meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is crema?
Crema is a noun.
How do you pronounce crema?
Crema is pronounced /ˈkɹeɪmə/.
What is the plural of crema?
The plural of crema is cremas.

Words near crema in the dictionary

  1. Creigiau
  2. Creil
  3. crellid
  4. crellids
  5. crem
  6. crema
  7. cremains
  8. cremas
  9. cremaster
  10. cremasterial
  11. cremasteric

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Adapted from Wiktionary: crema (page history and authors); crema (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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