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kerma.

cream (dairy product; the butterfat/milkfat part of milk which rises to the top)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkermɑ/[ˈk̟e̞rmɑ̝]
  1. cream (dairy product; the butterfat/milkfat part of milk which rises to the top)

  2. the cream (elite)

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

Most likely from keri (“skin, crust”) + -ma, with an original meaning “thin layer”. First attested in the 1770s.

noun/ˈkermɑ/[ˈk̟e̞rmɑ̝]
  1. kerma

Where this word comes from

From English kerma.

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