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smetana

/ˈsmɛ.tə.nə/

smetana noun: a form of soured cream or crème fraîche from Central and Eastern Europe.

smetana: a form of soured cream or crème fraîche from Central and Eastern Europe
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Noun

smetana (uncountable)

  1. A form of soured cream or crème fraîche from Central and Eastern Europe.

Proper noun capitalized: Smetana

Smetana (plural Smetanas)

  1. A surname.

Forms of smetana

pluralSmetanas

Origin of smetana

Borrowed from Russian смета́на (smetána).

Questions about smetana

What does smetana mean?
Smetana means a form of soured cream or crème fraîche from Central and Eastern Europe.
What part of speech is smetana?
Smetana can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce smetana?
Smetana is pronounced /ˈsmɛ.tə.nə/.

Words near smetana in the dictionary

  1. smerking
  2. smerks
  3. SMERSH
  4. SMEs
  5. Smet
  6. smetana
  7. Smetanas
  8. Smetanian
  9. smetannik
  10. Smethport
  11. Smethurst

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