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.

Origin of purée

1
1700–10; <French, noun use of feminine past participle of purer to strain, literally, make pure; see pure

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How to use purée in a sentence

  • I feel like they are the alchemist of the tuber world; they make everything from smooth, soft purees to beautiful crunchy pickles.

    Fresh Picks | Eli Kirshtein | February 23, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • I love to serve them with vibrantly colored purees of various seasonal fruits for contrast and refreshing lift.

    8 Recipes From Norman Van Aken | Cookstr.com | January 26, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • They are easily digested if prepared in the form of soups and purees, and combined as directed in the different menus.

    Food for the Traveler | Dora Cathrine Cristine Liebel Roper
  • The French and our Southern cooking, especially the creoles, excel in the preparation of delicious cream soups and purees.

    Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book | Mary A. Wilson
  • For weak stomachs they are more easily digested in the form of purees and soups, with the outer indigestible covering removed.

  • Babies fed pasteurized or boiled milk should have fruit juices and vegetable purees early.

    Diet and Health | Lulu Hunt Peters
  • If properly made, cream soups and purees are dainty, delicious, and nourishing.

British Dictionary definitions for puree (1 of 2)

puree

puri

/ (ˈpuːrɪ) /


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

Origin of puree

1
Hindi

British Dictionary definitions for purée (2 of 2)

purée

/ (ˈpjʊəreɪ) /


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

verb-rées, -réeing or -réed
  1. (tr) to make (cooked foods) into a purée

Origin of purée

2
C19: from French purer to purify

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