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è

or creme

[ krem, kreem; French krem ]

noun

plural ès
  1. one of a class of liqueurs of a rather thick consistency.


è

/ krɛm; kreɪm; kriːm /

noun

  1. cream
  2. any of various sweet liqueurs

    è de moka

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. (of a liqueur) rich and sweet
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of è1

From French, dating back to 1815–25; cream
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Example Sentences

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An earlier version of the Tequila Sunrise is said to have been created in the 1930s or 1940s at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel, using tequila, soda, lime juice and créme de cassis — a heavy, red liqueur, according to Chilled Magazine.

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She finishes the dish with a dill sour cream for balance, though she encourages swapping in whatever tangy dairy you’ve got in the fridge — Greek yogurt, è fraîche, even buttermilk.

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"This isn't the creme de la creme of French banditry. They're a bit of a bunch of losers, really. They're the same kind of people who in the 60s and 70s would burglar banks or post offices and who then rebranded to drug trafficking and then moved on to jewels because it was easier," she said.

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Rich recommended making a pea, mint and è fraîche soup.

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If you want to branch out, their other flavors are banging and just as unique: the fennel tarragon è honey, for instance, is a game-changer on a cheese board.

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