coulis
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of coulis
First recorded in 1600–10; from French: literally, “broth, strained juices from a roast,” from Old French couleis “flowing,” from unrecorded Vulgar Latin cōlāticius, ultimately from Latin cōlāre “to strain”; see origin at coulee ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The other was Halo Halo-inspired, with vegan ube soft serve adorned with mango coulis and toasted coconut.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 4, 2023
The trifle is made with layers of lemon curd and custard, St Clement's jelly, a mandarin coulis, and amaretti biscuits.
From BBC ● May 12, 2022
The Henri resurrects an idea from the chef’s youth — a meatball made with pickled egg — placing it on shredded cabbage and carrot lit with ginger, and circling the orb with spinach coulis.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2022
This bread pudding is swirled with everyone's favorite chocolate-hazelnut spread, a rich custard, and blackberry coulis.
From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2022
Above my head, a chalkboard sign lists today’s specials: roasted cream of tomato soup with house-made garlic croutons, blackened chili-lime salmon with rice and mango salsa, and double-chocolate lava mudslide with raspberry coulis for dessert.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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