creamer

名词 n.
/ˈkɹiː.mə(ɹ)/    /ˈkɹiː.mɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A jug for holding cream.
  2. A separator for removing cream from milk to leave skimmed milk.
  3. A nondairy product that adds a creamy texture to coffee.
    — nondairy creamer
  4. A small thimble-sized or stick-shaped container of milk or cream, used as a standard individual "cream" or "milk" portion, typically provided by restaurants for cups of tea or coffee. In recent decades usually a disposable plastic container; in the mid-20th century often a tiny porcelain pitcher.

词形变化

creamers plural

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词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *(s)krama-der.
Proto-Celtic *krammender.
Gaulish *cramabor.?
Late Latin crāmum
Ecclesiastical Latin chrisma
blend
Old French cresmebor.
Middle English creme
English cream
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English creamer
From cream + -er.
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