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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The dish typically includes steak, french fries in lieu of rice, beans, sour cream and cheese. Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024 Black beans can be cooked and served as a side dish, topped with cilantro and a dollop of sour cream, in a taco, or made into fritters. Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 14 Oct. 2024 The supreme version also has tomatoes and sour cream inside the taco shell. Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024 The $3-item swaps a crispy tostada for the XL Cheez-It and is topped with beef, lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream. Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2024 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 8 Nov. 2024.

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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