sour cream

noun

: a soured cream product produced by the action of lactobacilli

Examples of sour cream in a Sentence

He put sour cream on his baked potato.

Recent Examples on the Web

Stir together sour cream, corn, soup, chiles, chicken, poppy seeds, and 2 tablespoons of the ranch seasoning in a large bowl until combined. — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026

Heat a tray in the oven and pair them up with some sour cream for dipping. — Danielle Bouchard, Martha Stewart, 24 Sep. 2026

Add chicken broth, then stir in additional sour cream, cheese, and green chiles. — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2026

Chile con queso, with the option to add picadillo, guacamole or sour cream. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1776, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sour cream

• abeam
• airstream
• bloodstream
• daydream
• downstream
• esteem
• extreme
• grapheme
• hakim
• hornbeam
• lexeme
• mainstream

Kids Definition

sour cream

noun

: a thick cream soured by the addition of a special kind of bacterium and used especially in cooking