"egg cream" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: egg creams [plural]
Etymology: Various speculative theories, since the drink contains neither eggs nor cream. See Egg cream in Wikipedia. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} egg cream (countable and uncountable, plural egg creams)
  1. (US, New York) A drink consisting of milk and soda water with vanilla or chocolate syrup. Wikipedia link: Egg cream, egg cream Tags: New-York, US, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Beverages Translations (beverage): עג־קרים (eg-krim) [masculine] (Yiddish)

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