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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Combine Ingredients In a large bowl, stir together mayonnaise, sour cream, green onions, garlic powder, and salt. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Apr. 2025 The recipe is really quite simple—cream cheese combined with sour cream, grated cucumber, fresh herbs, and a little salt and pepper. Josh Miller, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2025 Slow-roasted chicken, nacho cheese sauce, cheddar cheese, tortilla chip strips, sour cream and Caliente sauce are piled on top of fries. Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025 In May 2023, Frito-Lay today issued a voluntary recall of a limited number – 146 bags – of 13 oz. and 15 5/8 oz. of Lay's Classic Potato Chips that may contain undeclared milk ingredients from sour cream and onion potato chips. Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sour cream

Word History

First Known Use

1776, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 Apr. 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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