クリーム
Meanings
1
Covers cream as a food ingredient and, by normal extension, cream-like products such as skin cream or filling cream.
I put a little cream in my coffee.
I put moisturizing cream on my dry hands.
2
abbreviation
Abbreviation of アイスクリーム. The full form アイスクリーム is clearer and more generally useful; クリーム alone may depend on menu wording or context.
See also: アイスクリーム
On menus, クリーム is sometimes used as an abbreviation for ice cream.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉にクリームを塗るto spread/apply cream onto something
I spread cream on the bread and ate it.
- クリームを泡立てるto whip cream
I whipped the cream and put it on the cake.
- クリームをのせるto top something with cream
They served the coffee topped with cream.