sour cream

noun

: a soured cream product produced by the action of lactobacilli

Examples of sour cream in a Sentence

He put sour cream on his baked potato.
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Add the butter and sour cream, then process until dough comes together and begins to collect on the blade. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025 Enjoy With Traditional Toppings: Latkes are traditionally eaten alongside sour cream or applesauce (my personal favorite). Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2025 Stir in the sour cream and Worcestershire and season to taste with salt and black pepper. James Beard, Saveur, 23 Jan. 2025 On the menu are Chesapeake crab cakes, angus ribeye steak, and apple ice box terrine with sour cream ice cream and salted caramel, with wine to drink. Chantelle Lee, TIME, 20 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for sour cream 

Word History

First Known Use

1776, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sour cream was in 1776

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“Sour cream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sour%20cream. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

sour cream

noun
: a thick cream soured by the addition of a special kind of bacterium and used especially in cooking

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