whipped cream
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- noun
- /wɪpt krim/
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nata montada (ES)
- For dessert, we enjoyed a slice of pie topped with whipped cream.
- topped with whipped cream
- served with whipped cream
- a dollop of whipped cream
We have flourless chocolate cake with a fresh whipped cream and a cherry.
- We have flourless chocolate cake with a fresh whipped cream and a cherry.
- And we heard that they made their own homemade whipped cream that's caffeinated.
- We're going to take this whipped cream and we're going to decorate his hat and beard.
- I remember the smell of whipped cream.
- I think they're vodka infused, like whipped cream shots basically.
Examples
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The pie was tall and yellow and topped with a great lather of whipped cream.
Fiction book (1997) -
I like to finish my latte with some whipped cream and cinnamon.
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I felt like when I was eating it, I was eating mostly whipped cream, and it was very sweet.
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- You want fresh whipped cream?
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Yeah, with lots of whipped cream.
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Now, you want to add some whipped cream into the mix.
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Well, who says you need whipped cream with pumpkin pie?
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You make Irish coffee with coffee, sugar, and whiskey, with whipped cream on top.
Fiction book (1990) -
Her eyes light up at the mound of whipped cream on top.
Fiction book (1997) -
I smiled and licked whipped cream from the corner of my lip.
Fiction book (2000)
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'whipped' (beaten/whisked to incorporate air) modifies 'cream' (the dairy product), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer cream that has been beaten until light and fluffy. This adjective+noun formation and the cooking concept are cross-linguistically common, making the expression immediately comprehensible to B1 learners.
Etymology
Whipped cream comes from the kitchen action of 'whipping' the cream, that is, beating it quickly with a spoon or whisk until it is 'light and fluffy'. So whipped cream means cream that has been beaten into a soft, airy topping.