- cream cheese
- noun Date: 1583 a mild soft unripened cheese made from whole sweet milk enriched with cream
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Cream cheese — Source of milk Cow Texture Soft Aging time none Cream Cheese in the USA Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) … Wikipedia
Cream cheese — Cream Cream (kr[=e]m), n. [F. cr[^e]me, perh. fr. LL. crema cream of milk; cf. L. cremor thick juice or broth, perh. akin to cremare to burn.] 1. The rich, oily, and yellowish part of milk, which, when the milk stands unagitated, rises, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cream cheese — cream′ cheese n. 1) coo a soft, white, spreadable unripened cheese made of sweet milk and sometimes cream 2) dial. coo Gulf States. cottage cheese • Etymology: 1575–85 … From formal English to slang
cream cheese — n. a soft, white cheese made of cream or of milk enriched with cream and not ripened … English World dictionary
cream cheese — ► NOUN ▪ soft, rich cheese made from unskimmed milk and cream … English terms dictionary
cream cheese — [ US ˈ. .] n [U] a type of soft white smooth cheese … Dictionary of contemporary English
cream cheese — noun uncount a type of thick soft smooth white cheese that does not have a strong taste … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cream cheese — noun soft unripened cheese made of sweet milk and cream • Hypernyms: ↑cheese • Hyponyms: ↑double cream, ↑mascarpone * * * noun 1. : an unripened cheese made from whole sweet milk enriched with cream or by working cream into a skimmed milk curd… … Useful english dictionary
cream cheese — 1. a soft, white, smooth textured, unripened, spreadable cheese made of sweet milk and sometimes cream. 2. Gulf States. cottage cheese. [1575 85] Regional Variation. 2. See cottage cheese. * * * ▪ dairy product soft, smooth, unripened… … Universalium
cream cheese — noun A soft, mild tasting, white cheese that comes from cows milk. Would you like some cream cheese in your sandwich? … Wiktionary
cream cheese — N UNCOUNT Cream cheese is a very rich, soft white cheese … English dictionary
