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cream cheese

American

noun

a soft, white, smooth-textured, unripened, spreadable cheese made of sweet milk and sometimes cream.
Gulf States. cottage cheese.

cream cheese British

noun

a smooth soft white cheese made from soured cream or milk

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Regionalisms

See cottage cheese.

Etymology

Origin of cream cheese

First recorded in 1575–85

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Massi Gharibian was there looking for cream cheese and ways to save money.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

One leans sweet: cream cheese infused with raspberry jam and rolled in crushed pistachios, a little jewel of a thing.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2025

Slice thin and serve on bagels with cream cheese and tomatoes, or however you like.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2025

Popular items shipped at Thanksgiving time include bagels, smoked salmon, cream cheese and chocolate babka, typically ordered to be enjoyed the day after the feast and through that weekend, Russ Federman said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025

I detect a tiny cream cheese mustache on Naomi's upper lip.

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan

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