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kaymak — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cream noun The rich, fatty part of milk that rises to the top, or a dairy product made from it.
  • ski noun One of a pair of long, narrow boards attached to boots for gliding over snow.
  • slide verb To move smoothly along a surface while staying in contact with it.

Senses

kaymak is used for these senses in English:

  • clotted cream A thick, sweet dairy product, made by skimming the thickened layer off the top of unhomogenized cream that has been heated and allowed to stand. Fat content is at least 55%.
  • cream The butterfat or milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.
  • cream (medicine) A viscous aqueous oil or fat emulsion with a medicament added, used to apply that medicament to the skin. (compare with ointment)
  • cream of the crop (idiom) The best or most desirable among some selection.
  • kaymak A creamy dairy product, similar to clotted cream, made in the Balkans, Turkey, the Middle East, Central Asia, Iran, Afghanistan, and India. It is made from the milk of water buffalos in the East or of cows in the West.
  • ski (transitive) To travel over (a slope, etc.) on skis; to travel on skis at (a place), (especially as a sport).
  • slide (ergative) To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface.

cream — full definition

  1. noun The rich, fatty part of milk that rises to the top, or a dairy product made from it.
  2. noun A thick, smooth cosmetic or medicinal substance applied to the skin.
  3. noun The best part of a group; the finest examples.
  4. adj Having a pale yellowish-white color.
  5. verb To beat butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.

ski — full definition

  1. noun One of a pair of long, narrow boards attached to boots for gliding over snow.
  2. verb To travel over snow using skis.

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