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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Certain items in the front of the shelf in a refrigeration section measured above 41 degrees (cookie dough 45 degrees, sour cream 47 degrees). — Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026 Gradually add half of the warm cream mixture to mashed potatoes, folding with a spatula until combined, followed by ½ cup sour cream. — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026 Bongulo Paneer — cooked in bamboo, served with a coconut and capsicum poriyal that blends peanut chutney, acidic gongura sour cream and fiery gunpowder. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026 Add the sour cream, egg, egg yolks, oil, and vanilla and whisk gently to combine the ingredients. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sour cream

Word History

First Known Use

1776, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sour cream was in 1776

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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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