creamery
/'kri:mi/
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Definition
Noun: A creamery is a place, such as a factory, farm, or shop, where dairy products like butter, cheese, and sometimes cream or ice cream are made, processed, or sold.
Examples
- The local creamery is famous for its sharp cheddar cheese.
- We bought fresh milk and butter directly from the farm's creamery.
- The old creamery building has been converted into a restaurant.
Advanced Usage
- The term can refer to the business operation itself, not just the physical location.
- The family has run the creamery for three generations.
- Historically, it often specifically denoted a place where cream was separated from milk and churned into butter.
Variants and Related Words
- Cream (noun): The fatty part of milk that rises to the top, used to make butter and other dairy products. This is the root word for "creamery."
- Dairy (noun): A broader term for a place where milk is processed and dairy products are made or sold. A creamery is a type of dairy.
Synonyms
- Dairy
- Butter factory
- Cheese factory
Related Phrases
- Creamery butter: Butter produced in a commercial creamery, as opposed to farm-made butter.
- This recipe calls for high-quality creamery butter.
Noun
- a workplace where dairy products (butter and cheese etc.) are produced or sold