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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His task: Decorate a baked meringue wreath with blueberry coulis, mascarpone cream and sugared berries.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2022
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
Finally, for dessert, dark chocolate mousse layered with fresh raspberry coulis and topped with a dollop of whipped cream.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
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