قشطة حامضة
qishta hamida
The English phrase "sour cream" is translated into Arabic as قشطة حامضة (qishta hamida).
قشطة حامضة refers to cream that has been treated with a benign bacterium.
Meaning: cream which has been treated with a benign bacterium (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the noun قشطة (cream) and the adjective حامضة (sour).
How does it change in a sentence?
In this phrase, the adjective حامضة follows the noun قشطة to describe it.
How do you pronounce it?
qishta hamida
Did you know?
- While قشطة means 'cream' in a culinary context, it is also used as a slang adjective in some dialects to describe something as 'cool' or 'perfect'.
- If you ask for قشطة in a traditional Middle Eastern bakery, they will likely give you a thick, unsweetened clotted cream rather than the liquid variety used in Western baking.
- While قشطة is the standard word for cream, some dialects use the word كريمة (creme), which is a direct loanword from French, to refer to processed whipped or cooking creams.
Examples in context
- هل لديك قشطة حامضة في الثلاجة؟hal ladayka qishṭa ḥāmiḍa fī al-thallāja?Do you have sour cream in the fridge?
Example conversation
Leila and Ahmed are preparing a meal together in the kitchen.
- ليلى Laylaالحلية تحتاۨ قشطة حامضة؛al-halia tahtaj qishta hamida.The recipe needs sour cream.
- أحمد Ahmedهل لديَيي قشطة حامضة في البيت؟hal ladayya qishta hamida fi al-bayt?Do I have sour cream in the house?
- ليلى Laylaلا أحمد، ليس لدييي.la Ahmed, laysa ladayya.No Ahmed, I don't have any.
- أحمد Ahmedسأشتري قشطة حامضة من المتجر.sa-ashtari qishta hamida min al-matjar.I will buy sour cream from the store.
