Sour cream in Hebrew is שַׁמֶּנֶת חֲמוּצָה (shaménet khamutsá).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
שַׁמֶּנֶת חֲמוּצָה
shaménet khamutsá
noun · feminine
In English
sour cream
/ˈsaʊ.ə(ɹ)ˌkɹiːm/ /ˌsaʊ.ə(ɹ)ˈkɹiːm/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for sour cream as a noun.
cream which has been treated with a benign bacterium
- שַׁמֶּנֶת חֲמוּצָהשמנת חמוצהshaménet khamutsáfeminine
These words come before and after sour cream in the list.
These are the questions people ask about sour cream in Hebrew.
How do you say sour cream in Hebrew?
sour cream in Hebrew is שַׁמֶּנֶת חֲמוּצָה, said shaménet khamutsá. Without vowel points it is written שמנת חמוצה.
Is שמנת חמוצה masculine or feminine?
The word שמנת חמוצה is feminine.
How is sour cream pronounced in English?
sour cream is pronounced /ˈsaʊ.ə(ɹ)ˌkɹiːm/, /ˌsaʊ.ə(ɹ)ˈkɹiːm/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry sour cream and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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