schmear
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9.2
- noun
- /ʃmɪr/
- US
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untado
- Bagel with a schmear.
- bagels with a schmear
All right, let's start with I think the most famous thing to get in New York other than pizza, which is a lox and schmear bagel, Huh.
- All right, let's start with I think the most famous thing to get in New York other than pizza, which is a lox and schmear bagel, Huh.
Examples
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But while thick cream cheese will always be my favorite schmear, for a real treat I will hop on the subway and travel for good smoked fish on that bagel.
Blog text (17) -
I love my bagel with a generous schmear of cream cheese on top.
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So they go out of their way to call them schmears instead of cream cheese.
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They know on which side their bagel has a schmear.
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A bagel with cream cheese is a bagel with a schmear of cream cheese.
Blog text (7) -
All right, let's start with I think the most famous thing to get in New York other than pizza, which is a lox and schmear bagel, Huh.
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Clever entrepreneurs traded in urban nostalgia, peddling bagels with a schmear and take-out Chinese food spiced down to suit elderly stomachs.
Fiction book (2001) -
Now I don't mean a measly schmear of margarine or oleo on a toasted bun like some burger joints tout.
Blog text (15) -
She ordered a toasted bagel with a light schmear of butter.
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For breakfast, I had a bagel with a classic schmear of cream cheese and smoked salmon.
Synonyms
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1.0
A soft fresh cheese you spread on bread or crackers
12
1.1
A soft food used on bread, like butter or jam
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1.0
A soft food made from cheese mixed with butter, cream, or spices to spread on bread
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8.6
A soft spread put on bread or bagels
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Etymology
Schmear comes from a Yiddish word shmear that means 'to spread'. It is like the English word smear, which helps you remember why a schmear is a soft spread, especially on a bagel.