caimac

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English

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Noun

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caimac (uncountable)

  1. Archaic form of kaymak.

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قایماق (kaymak).

Noun

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caimac n (plural caimacuri)

  1. milk skin, lactoderm (a sticky film of coagulated proteins, namely casein, that forms on the surface of heated milk just before reaching the boiling point)
  2. cream (the part of milk which rises to the top)
  3. foam that forms when coffee boils
  4. kaymak (a dairy product similar to clotted cream found in the Balkans, made from skimmed-off milk fat after heating)

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