BB cream

English

Etymology

From blemish balm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiː biː ˈkɹiːm/

Noun

BB cream (plural BB creams)

1. A type of facial cosmetic product which provides the benefits of a foundation, moisturizer and sunblock in one.

Translations

facial cosmetic product

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: BB霜 (zh) (bibishuāng)

• Finnish: BB-voide
• German: BB Cream f
• Japanese: BBクリーム (bībī kurīmu)
• Korean: BB크림 (bibikeurim)
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: BB cream f
• Turkish: BB krem

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English BB cream.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbi ˌbi ˈkɾim/ [ˌbi ˌβ̞i ˈkɾĩm]

Noun

BB cream f (plural BB creams)

1. BB cream

Usage notes

• According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.