purée

or pu·ree

[ pyoo-rey, -ree, pyoor-ey ]

/ pyʊˈreɪ, -ˈri, ˈpyʊər eɪ /

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noun

a cooked food, especially a vegetable or fruit, that has been put through a sieve, blender, or the like.

a soup made with ingredients that have been puréed.

verb (used with object), pu·réed, pu·rée·ing.

to make a purée of.

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Origin of purée

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

Words nearby purée

pure as the driven snow, pureblood, purebred, pure culture, pure democracy, purée, Pure Food and Drug Act, purehearted, pure imaginary number, pure laine, Pure Land

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How to use purée in a sentence

Soup fits any time of year, adapting to the weather and whatever produce is plentiful, from hot, hearty bowls built on roots and squash in the winter to chilled purées of ripe tomatoes or zucchini in the summer.
Proof spring is soup season, too: This bright bowl packed with peas, leeks, spinach and herbs|Ellie Krieger|April 8, 2021|Washington Post
Fill champagne flute about 1/4 the way up with puree and top off with great champagne.
Celeb Chefs' Holiday Cocktails|Jacquelynn D. Powers|November 19, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Freshly grated pear barely needs any sweetening, which is why we encourage you to make the pear puree yourself.
How Top Chefs Stay Thin|Rachel Syme|December 15, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Saag Paneer—also known as Palak Paneer—is curried spinach puree with chunks of Indian cheese, and it is a dish with a bad rap.
What to Eat: Indian Dinner|Cookstr.com|October 27, 2009|DAILY BEAST

When the vegetables are soft, cool briefly, then puree them, along with the stock, in a blender or food processor in two batches.
What to Eat: An Adult Halloween Dinner Party|The Daily Beast|October 20, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The olives were unbelievable, maybe the best thing: olive puree surrounded by a sleeve of something that kept them together.
Inside Spain's Most Legendary Kitchen|Katie Workman|August 25, 2009|DAILY BEAST
We have puree of spinach on our list, and if we can get any spinach I will show you how to boil it so as to keep its color.
A Course of Lectures on the Principles of Domestic Economy and Cookery|Juliet Corson
After the salmon is rubbed through the sieve it is called puree or pulp of salmon.
A Course of Lectures on the Principles of Domestic Economy and Cookery|Juliet Corson
You remember what I told you about spinach soup yesterday—puree of spinach with cream soup, colored green with spinach.
A Course of Lectures on the Principles of Domestic Economy and Cookery|Juliet Corson
In Europe the puree of lettuce is served as a vegetable, just as the puree of spinach is.
A Course of Lectures on the Principles of Domestic Economy and Cookery|Juliet Corson
Cream soups are a combination of vegetables, puree and milk.
Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book|Mary A. Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for purée (1 of 2)

puree

puri

/ (ˈpuːrɪ) /

noun

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

Word Origin for puree

Hindi

British Dictionary definitions for purée (2 of 2)

purée

/ (ˈpjʊəreɪ) /

noun

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

verb -rées, -réeing or -réed

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

Word Origin for purée

C19: from French purer to purify

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