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Sahne

cream

noun ZAH-nuh Less Common
Food & Drink Ingredients

Also means

whipped cream

Usage Note

Sahne is dairy cream; Schlagsahne is the whippable kind, saure Sahne is sour cream. Largely uncountable, no everyday plural. In southern Germany and Austria Rahm or Obers are used.

Examples

"Er schlägt die Sahne steif."

Natural Translation

He whips the cream until stiff.

Literal Translation

He beats the cream stiff.

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