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Creme
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creme crémé cremé crème Crème
German
Alternative forms
de Krem Kreme superseded
de Crème standard in Switzerland, optional in Germany
Etymology
de :bor fr:crème
de fr crème.
Pronunciation
de /krɛːm(ə)/ [ˈkʁɛːm] [ˈkʁɛːmə] [kʁeːm] [ˈkʁeːmə]
de De-Creme.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de De-Creme2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Creme
Noun
f,s:n
cream medicine
frosting, custard
cream colour
Usage notes
For “cream” meaning “milkfat” use de Sahne, or (regionally) de Rahm; de Obers.
The plural Cremes is applied by speakers who use a monosyllabic pronunciation for the singular, while the plural Cremen is accordance with a disyllabic pronunciation. The former is more common.
Declension
f,s:n
Derived terms
de cremig Eiscreme Gleitcreme Hautcreme Schuhcreme Sonnencreme Zahncreme
Related terms
de creme
Descendants
hu krém 1 also via French
yi קרעם 1 possibly
See also
Further reading
Creme_Salbe_Sueszspeise Creme (Salbe, Süßspeise)
de
de Yellows
Old English
Etymology
Compare lng Krem.
Pronunciation
creme
Proper noun
f
Crema (town in Lombardy)
ang 1125 Peterborough Chronicle On þes ilces gæres sende se Papa of Rome to ðise lande an cardinal, Iohan of Creme wæs gehaten. In this same year sent the Pope of Rome to this land a cardinal, named John of Crema.