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.
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Use a piping bag or cut the corner on a zip-top bag to easily create a neat dollop of sour cream. Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 20 June 2026 Zest a lemon and add it to the bowl, along with the remaining wet ingredients, sour cream and vanilla. Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2026 Mexican comfort food known for agua frescas, frozen margaritas, enchiladas (mole, salsa verde and sour cream trio), pambazos and desserts. Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2026 Whisk buttermilk, sour cream, eggs, and 1 cup of the brown butter in another bowl. Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for sour cream

Word History

First Known Use

1776, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sour cream was in 1776

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“Sour cream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sour%20cream. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.

Kids Definition

sour cream

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

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