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snow cream

snow cream noun: a dessert made by mixing clean, fresh snow with a small amount of milk or cream and flavouring agents such as vanilla and sugar, causing the snow to melt and congeal into an ice-cream-like substance.

snow cream: a dessert made by mixing clean, fresh snow with a small amount of milk or cream and flavouring...
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Noun

snow cream (usually uncountable, plural snow creams)

  1. (usually) A dessert made by mixing clean, fresh snow with a small amount of milk or cream and flavouring agents such as vanilla and sugar, causing the snow to melt and congeal into an ice-cream-like substance.
  2. (usually) A dessert made by mixing cream, rosewater and sugar, and sometimes other flavouring agents, such as clove or ginger, and whipping the mixture until it is stiff and resembles snow.

Forms of snow cream

pluralsnow creams
alternative formsnowcream

Origin of snow cream

From snow + cream, perhaps modelled after icecream.

Questions about snow cream

What does snow cream mean?
Snow cream means a dessert made by mixing clean, fresh snow with a small amount of milk or cream and flavouring agents such as vanilla and sugar, causing the snow to melt and congeal into an ice-cream-like substance.
What part of speech is snow cream?
Snow cream is a noun.
What is the plural of snow cream?
The plural of snow cream is snow creams.

Words near snow cream in the dictionary

  1. snow cornice
  2. snow cornices
  3. snow cover
  4. snow crab
  5. snow crabs
  6. snow cream
  7. snow creams
  8. snow currant
  9. snow daisies
  10. snow daisy
  11. snow daisy-bush

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