crème

American  

[krem, kreem, krem] / krɛm, krim, krɛm /

Or creme

noun

plural

crèmes

1. cream.

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

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crème British  

/ krɛm, kreɪm, kriːm /

noun

1. cream

2. any of various sweet liqueurs

   crème de moka

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adjective

1. (of a liqueur) rich and sweet

Etymology

Origin of crème

From French, dating back to 1815–25; cream

Example Sentences

Frustrated with the disinterest in “Emergence,” Sedaka decamped to the U.K., working its club circuit until he was introduced to Eric Stewart, Graham Gouldman, Lol Creme and Kevin Godley, a group of British pop veterans who soon would form the art-pop outfit 10cc.

From Los Angeles Times

And earlier last year a man was arrested by Cambridgeshire Police with a coat full of Cadbury's Creme eggs.

From BBC

One character in “Never Mind” has “a face like a crème brûlée after the first blow of the spoon, all covered in little cracks.”

From The Wall Street Journal

She suggests serving it with lox, crème fraîche, capers and sliced red onions.

From The Wall Street Journal

Penelope, whose own tummy had begun to do flip-flops when she realized she had forgotten the difference between consommé, crudités, and crème brûlée, any of which might potentially show up on the dinner menu, had to give the children a gentle shove before they dared go in.

From Literature