crème

noun

variants or creme
plural crèmes or cremes ˈkrem(z) How to pronounce crème (audio)
ˈkrēmz
1
: a sweet liqueur
2
: cream or a preparation made with or resembling cream used in cooking
3

Examples of crème in a Sentence

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On the jar, the ingredients include peanut butter spread + vanilla creme, cinnamon brown sugar, marshmallow frosting, sweet molasses syrup, and oat clusters. Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026 Our choice today is strawberry creme. Ed Silverman, STAT, 3 Mar. 2026 New for the 2026 season, the Exploremores are sandwich cookies with chocolate, marshmallow and almond-flavored creme. Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 16 Feb. 2026 Back in the Avenida del Mar area, standout breakfast and lunch options include Antoine’s Cafe, a local favorite that draws crowds with its wide variety of eggs Benedict, and the equally popular Cafe Mimosa (don’t sleep on the creme bruléeFrench toast). Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 14 Feb. 2026 Macro view of creme highlight swatch. Corein Carter, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026 Made with wheat flour, these crepes are filled with a smooth cocoa hazelnut creme and are individually wrapped for easy snacking. Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 21 Jan. 2026 The cookies started as rectangular creme sandwiches but changed to a round shape in 2009. Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 Jan. 2026 The base is a classic vanilla cake mixed with crushed chocolate sandwich creme cookies. Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French, "cream, cream-like prepared food, liqueur," going back to Old French craime, cresme — more at cream entry 1

First Known Use

circa 1821, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of crème was circa 1821

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“Crème.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cr%C3%A8me. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.

Medical Definition

crème

noun
ˈkrem, ˈkrēm
plural crèmes
ˈkrem(z), ˈkrēmz
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