This is the 17978th most frequent Polish word.
śmietana
Cream.
In this context, 'śmietana' refers to sour cream used as an ingredient in cooking.
Lubię dodawać śmietanę do zupy pomidorowej.
I like to add sour cream to tomato soup.
Here, 'śmietana' denotes cream as a general dairy product in an informative statement.
Śmietana jest produktem mlecznym.
Cream is a dairy product.
In this sentence, 'śmietana' is mentioned as a tangible food item that could be accidentally spilled.