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grietinėlė

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Lithuanian

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Etymology

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grietinė +‎ -ėlė, possibly as a calque of Polish śmietanka.

Noun

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grietinė̃lė f stress pattern 2

  1. cream, sweet cream (oily part of milk)
  2. (figurative, of people) cream of the crop, crème de la crème (best or most desirable among some selection)

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