Grocery & Food

Heavy cream

ˈhevi kriːm

noun

What does Heavy cream mean?

High-fat cream for cooking.

Example sentence

"Add heavy cream to make the sauce rich."

American usage tip

Closest to malai; 'double cream' is British.

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