Schmand

Meaning

1. (masculine, no-plural, strong) thick, fermented (soured) cream; smetana, sour cream (with a high fat content)
2. (masculine, no-plural, rare, strong) 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)
3. (masculine, no-plural, strong) mud, sludge, slush

Concepts

sour cream

smetana

cream

custard

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Synonyms

Schmant

Matsch

Obers

Rahm

Sahne

saure Sahne

Schlamm

Creme

Gatsch

Schmetten

Milchrahm

Sauerrahm

Baaz

Translations

fromage blanc

crème fraîche

crema

panna

smetana

room

zure room

crèma

cremason

creme

nata

smetana

nata

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃmant/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German: smand

Cognate with English: smooth

Cognate with English: smetana

In summary

Borrowed from Middle Low German smand. There are two theories as to the origin of the Middle Low German word:
* Duden and some other authorities think it derives from Proto-West Germanic *smanþī (“smooth, soft”) and is thus cognate to English smooth.
* Jacob Grimm and Václav Machek think it derives from Slavic (whence also Schmetten and English smetana). See смета́на (smetána) for more.