Hebrew

Noun

שַׁמֶּנֶת • ‎(shaménet) f ‎(no plural forms, singular construct שַׁמֶּנֶת־) [pattern: קַטֶּלֶת]

1. Cream: the oily part of milk that rises to the top.
2. = שמנת חמוצה ‎(shaménet khamutzá): sour cream.

Usage notes

• Since sour cream is often called שמנת (instead of the more explicit שמנת חמוצה ‎(shaménet khamutzá)), ordinary cream is sometimes called שמנת מתוקה ‎(shaménet m'tuká, “sweet cream”) to differentiate it. (Compare English sweet cream.)

Derived terms

• שמנת חמוצה ‎(shaménet khamutzá, “sour cream”)
• שמנת מתוקה ‎(shaménet m'tuká, “cream, sweet cream”)

See also

• שמנת on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

References

• “שַׁמֶּנֶת” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שֹׁשָן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ ‎(ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם)‎ (1984), ISBN 965-17-0084-X, volume 3 of 3 (ק to ת), page 1387.