"crème fraîche" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kɹɛmˈfɹɛʃ/ [UK] Forms: crèmes fraîches [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French crème fraîche (literally “fresh cream”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|crème fraîche|lit=fresh cream}} French crème fraîche (literally “fresh cream”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|crèmes fraîches|nolinkhead=1}} crème fraîche (countable and uncountable, plural crèmes fraîches)
  1. A slightly soured thick cream (generally less sour than sour cream). Wikipedia link: crème fraîche Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: crème fraiche, creme fraiche Related terms: sour cream Translations (soured thick cream): 法式酸奶油 (fǎshì suānnǎiyóu, fàshì suānnǎiyóu) (Chinese Mandarin), ranskankerma (Finnish), crème fraîche (French), crème fraîche [masculine] (Polish), crème fraiche [common-gender] (Swedish)

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