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schmeer

schmeer

1 8.6
A soft spread put on bread or bagels
  • noun
  • /ʃmɪr/
  • US
translation icon : capa
  • Rizzo, is bagel with schmeer and hominy grit ready.

Examples

  • Dear Jesus, please forgive me... for not praying before I had a bite of my bagel and schmeer.

  • She spread a generous layer of schmeer on her toasted bagel for breakfast.

  • Before eating her bagel, she added a thick schmeer of cream cheese on top.

  • He prefers his bagel with a light schmeer of flavored cream cheese.

Synonyms

cream cheese
vsschmeer
40 1.0

A soft fresh cheese you spread on bread or crackers

is the general applied layer rather than the specific dairy product
spread
vsschmeer
12 1.1

A soft food used on bread, like butter or jam

refers specifically to a soft layer applied to bread or bagels
cheese spread
vsschmeer
1 1.0

A soft food made from cheese mixed with butter, cream, or spices to spread on bread

is the soft layer used specifically on bread or bagels
schmear
vsschmeer
  • US
1 9.2

A layer of soft food like cream cheese on a bagel

has the same meaning but uses an alternate spelling

Antonyms

dry
27 1.0

Served without sauce or spread

How Much

spread
12 1.1
schmeer
  • US
1 8.6
dab
7 3.1

Surface Forms

schmeer singular
schmeers plural

Etymology

Schmeer comes from Yiddish schmear, which meant 'to spread' and is like the English word smear. So a schmeer is a soft 'spread', like cream cheese or butter on bread or a bagel.