purée

American  

[pyoo-rey, -ree, pyoor-ey] / pyʊˈreɪ, -ˈri, ˈpyʊər eɪ /

Or puree

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.

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verb (used with object)

puréed, puréeing

1. to make a purée of.

purée ¹ British  

/ ˈpjʊəreɪ /

noun

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

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verb

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

puree ² British  

/ ˈpuːrɪ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of purée

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

Example Sentences

In 2013, a local news broadcast found customers waiting hours to get a Mango Purée Mountain Dew or a Big Al soda with coconut.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It’s sparkling water, sugar-free pineapple, sugar-free peach, sugar-free vanilla, raspberry purée with a fresh lime.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The jerricans smelled of petrol, and I saw packs of batteries, bottles of oil, and cans of tomato purée in one box.

From Literature

We loved the coulotte, served with roasted kale purée and bok choy, which felt positively decadent.

From Salon

“You would be surprised by how many ingredients you can turn into a syrup, puree, paste or concentrate,” Rajendran says.

From Salon