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purée

or pu·ree

[ pyoo-rey, -ree, pyoor-ey ]

noun

  1. a cooked food, especially a vegetable or fruit, that has been put through a sieve, blender, or the like.
  2. a soup made with ingredients that have been puréed.

verb (used with object)

, pu·réed, pu·rée·ing.
  1. to make a purée of.

purée

1

/ ˈpjʊəreɪ /

noun

  1. a smooth thick pulp of cooked and sieved fruit, vegetables, meat, or fish

verb

  1. tr to make (cooked foods) into a purée

puree

2

/ ˈpuːrɪ /

noun

  1. an unleavened flaky Indian bread, that is deep-fried in ghee and served hot

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Word History and Origins

Origin of purée1

1700–10; < French, noun use of feminine past participle of purer to strain, literally, make pure; pure

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Word History and Origins

Origin of purée1

C19: from French purer to purify

Origin of purée2

Hindi

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