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)

puréed, puréeing 

1. to make a purée of.

purée

¹

/ ˈpjʊəreɪ /

noun

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

verb

1. (tr) to make (cooked foods) into a purée

puree

²

/ ˈpuːrɪ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of purée¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of purée¹

C19: from French purer to _purify

Origin of purée²

Hindi