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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Our recipe starts with a bed of creamy refried beans, is then topped with a sour cream mixture, and then piled high with guacamole, salsa, cheese, lettuce, and homemade pico de gallo. Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2025 Serve with your favorite toppings, including sour cream, corn chips, and shredded cheese. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2025 Pipe into each individual serving cup in a layer of refried beans, guacamole and sour cream. The View, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2025 Step through the red-brick facade any morning of the week for a coffee and a nosh—and don’t miss out on the latkes served with applesauce and sour cream or the matzo ball soup. Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2025 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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sour%20cream. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

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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