crema

As in English, this has many uses. If it comes with a dessert, it probably means mean custard (the stuff you whip or cook with is usually panna).

crema di cacao: crème de cacao.

crema chantilly: whipped cream

crema al cioccolato: chocolate custard.

crema dipolmatica: mix of pastry and whipped cream

crema del gerrei: a speciality of Gerrei (Sardinia), made of grated pecorino sardo, milk, yeast, salt, and grappa, mixed together into a paste and preserved in a jar topped with olive oil; often fresh herbs, pepper or peperoncino are added as well. Used to spread on toast or pane carasau.

crema Gisella: popular dessert in rural Emilia-Romagna, a bit like tiramisu, made with milk, sugar and egg yolks on layers of biscuits soaked in coffee and Marsala, chilled and sprinkled with chocolate.