coulis

[koo-lee]

noun

1. a sauce made with puréed vegetables or fruit and used as a base or garnish.

coulis

/ ˈkuːliː /

noun

1. a thin purée of vegetables, fruit, etc, usually served as a sauce surrounding a dish

Word History and Origins

Origin of coulis¹

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”; coulee ( def. )

Word History and Origins

Origin of coulis¹

C20: French, literally: purée

Related Words

• dressing 
• flavoring 
• gravy 
• relish