puree
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eɪ 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)
3.
to make a purée of.
Also, pu·ree.
Origin:
1700–10; < French, noun use of feminine past participle of purer to strain, literally, make pure; see pure
1700–10; < French, noun use of feminine past participle of purer to strain, literally, make pure; see pure
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puree or puri (ˈpuːrɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| an unleavened flaky Indian bread, that is deep-fried in ghee and served hot | |
| [Hindi] | |
| puri or puri | |
| —n | |
| [Hindi] | |
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| purée (ˈpjʊəreɪ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a smooth thick pulp of cooked and sieved fruit, vegetables, meat, or fish |
| —vb , -rées, -réeing, -réed | |
| 2. | (tr) to make (cooked foods) into a purée |
| [C19: from French purer to | |
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Word Origin & History
puree
1707, from Fr. purée "pea soup" (puree de pois, 1314), perhaps from pp. of purer "to strain, cleanse," from L. purare "purify," from purus (see pure). The verb is first attested 1934, from the noun.
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Example sentences
If using food processor, work puree through a sieve to remove any fibers.
Allow to cool, then fold the puree into whipped cream.
Powdered puree contains more dietary fiber than oat or rice bran.
Then came the pork, placed beside the puree, a thick red-wine sauce drizzled below and around them.
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