German

Noun

Crème f ‎(genitive Crème, plural Crèmes)

1. Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of Creme.

Derived terms

• crèmefarben

English

Alternative forms

• creme

Noun

crème ‎(plural crèmes)

1. (cooking) A very sugary, fluffy white cream derivative.

Dutch

Alternative forms

• (colloquial) kreem

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krɛm/, /krɛːm/

Etymology

Borrowing from French crème.

Noun

crème f ‎(plural crèmes, diminutive crèmepje n)

1. cream (color)
2. (colloquial) ice cream
3. cream (medicament)

French

Etymology

From Old French cresme, from Late Latin crama, Transalpine Gaulish word influenced by Latin chrisma (modern French chrême, from Ancient Greek χρῖσμα ‎(khrîsma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁɛm/
• Rhymes: -ɛm
• Homophones: chrême, chrêmes, crèment, crèmes
• Hyphenation: crème

Adjective

crème m, f ‎(invariable)

1. cream (color)

Noun

crème f ‎(plural crèmes)

1. cream

Derived terms

Hypernyms

• laitage

Hyponyms

• chantilly

Descendants

• Dutch: crème
• English: crème, creme, cream
• German: Creme
• Russian: крем ‎(krem)
• Swedish: kräm

Noun

crème m ‎(plural crèmes)

1. (France, colloquial) café crème

Verb

crème

1. first-person singular present indicative of crémer
2. third-person singular present indicative of crémer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of crémer
4. second-person singular imperative of crémer

German

Verb

crème

1. First-person singular present of crèmen.
2. First-person singular subjunctive I of crèmen.
3. Third-person singular subjunctive I of crèmen.
4. Imperative singular of crèmen.

Norman

Etymology

From Old French cresme, from Late Latin crāmum, a blend of Gaulish *crama and Late Latin chrisma ‎(“ointment”).

Noun

crème f ‎(plural crèmes)

1. (Jersey) cream

Related terms

• êcrémer ‎(“to skim”)