English → Latin
“cream” in Latin
flōsflower, blossom; the best kind or part of something; the prime; best state of thingsflōsculusdiminutive of flōs (“flower”); flowery ornament (in speech)rōbura tough-wooded oak tree; hardness; strengthbonusgood, honest, brave, noble, kind, pleasant; right; useful
The English word cream itself goes back to Latin chrīsma.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
cream v.
INTR., *colligere florem (of milk): Vid: To FROTH.
cream s.
flos lactis (Vitrvius, 8, 3, 6): to skim off the cream, *florem lactis tollere.
Fig., flos: flosculi: robur: optima (plur.): to skim off the cream of anything, alicujus rei flosculos carpere et delibare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for cream?
- The usual Latin words for “cream” are flōs, flōsculus, rōbur; also bonus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.