cream cheese

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English

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cream cheese on a bagel

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Etymology

Named after the cream the cheese was made from.

Pronunciation

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Noun

cream cheese (countable and uncountable, plural cream cheeses)

  1. A soft, mild-tasting, white cheese that comes from cow’s milk.
    Would you like some cream cheese in your sandwich?
    This is one of the best cream cheeses I have ever tasted!

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Translations

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English cream cheese.

Noun

cream cheese m (uncountable)

  1. cream cheese (a type of soft white cheese)