crema

Meaning

Noun

• The light-colored, orangish head of foam on a cup of espresso.
• A Mexican foodstuff, the Mexican version of crème fraîche or sour cream. Its fat content is usually higher than that of sour cream, and it is thinner and less sour.

Origin

• From Italian crema. cream, crema#Etymology 2, second-etymology crema, and crème.
• From Spanish crema. cream, crema#Etymology 1, first-etymology crema, and crème.