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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Of all the classic Pennsylvania dishes to grace the table during afternoon tea at Elwood in Philadelphia—cubes of venison scrapple, smoked catfish crackers with sour cream and caviar, shoofly cake—the best among them was merely a condiment. —Adam Erace, Saveur, 1 May 2025

Instead, Houston Methodist health care company recommends trying the following to cool down your mouth: Dairy products including cow’s milk, yogurt, cottage cheese or sour cream. —Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2025

Flamin' Hot Burrito - Coming this year This new burrito featuring nacho cheese sauce, Flamin' hot Fritos, sour cream, seasoned beef, and Flamin' hot rice is available in Nashville. —Maxwell Millington, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025

In a way, Chappell is like Marina if Marina grew up eating Cheetos and sour cream instead of pita and tzatziki. —Emma Madden, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1776, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sour cream

• abeam
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Kids Definition

sour cream

noun

: a thick cream soured by the addition of a special kind of bacterium and used especially in cooking