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coulis

American  
[koo-lee] / kuˈli /

noun

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

coulis British  
/ ˈkuːliː /

noun

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

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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 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

This bread pudding is swirled with everyone's favorite chocolate-hazelnut spread, a rich custard, and blackberry coulis.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2022

The most original marries sponge cake and passionfruit coulis, a confection finished with black sesame seeds and a ring of creme anglaise.

From Washington Post • Nov. 5, 2020

He also serves breast of rock ptarmigan and breast of spruce grouse, roasted over an open fire and served together on a plate drizzled with wild partridgeberry coulis.

From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2017

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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