BB cream

From blemish balm.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiː biː ˈkɹiːm/

BB cream (plural BB creams)

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

Unadapted borrowing from English BB cream.

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

BB cream f (plural BB creams)

1. BB cream

• 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.