crème

Or creme

[krem, kreem, krem]

noun

plural

crèmes 

1. cream.

2. one of a class of liqueurs of a rather thick consistency.

crème

/ krɛm, kreɪm, kriːm /

noun

1. cream

2. any of various sweet liqueurs

   crème de moka

adjective

1. (of a liqueur) rich and sweet

Word History and Origins

Origin of crème¹

From French, dating back to 1815–25; cream

Example Sentences

And blended with Baumbach’s own neuroses, the film is a vain yet delectable dose of Hollywood humility, a crème brûlée that looks fancy and tastes great but isn’t so memorable after the thrill of cracking the top layer has subsided.

From Salon

The cookie will be filled with “delicious flavors of chocolate, marshmallow and toasted almond–flavored crème,” the organization said in a news release.

From Los Angeles Times

The first Ozzfest was a mere two dates — one in Arizona, one in California — but like subsequent touring Ozzfest’s, it featured the crème de la crème of metal, both chart-toppers and newcomers divided between two stages.

From Los Angeles Times

Options change frequently, but could include a black sesame crème brûlée with sake ice cream, a Mont Blanc, or a hojicha chocolate soufflé.

From Salon

From her home in Vermont, where she and her sunny, self-sufficient life partner, Holly, run a pygmy-goat sanctuary, Alison stews over what she knows is the highest-class of problems: She hates what’s happened to her emotionally nuanced and highly personal book, but she’s also grown used to a life of farmers-market fleur de sel and creme fraiche — and goat chow doesn’t buy itself.

From Salon