[pyoo-rey, -ree, pyoo
r-ey] 
noun, verb -réed, -rée⋅ing.| 1. | a cooked food, esp. 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. |
| 3. | to make a purée of. |
| pu·rée or pu·ree (pyŏŏ-rā', pyŏŏr'ā) tr.v. pu·réed or pu·reed, pu·rée·ing or pu·ree·ing, pu·rées or pu·rees To rub through a strainer or process (food) in a blender. n. Food prepared by straining or blending. [From French, purée, from Old French, from feminine past participle of purer, to strain, clean, from Latin pūrāre, to purify, from pūrus, clean; see peuə- in Indo-European roots.] |