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You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?
Origin of purree
First recorded in 1850–55, purree is from the Hindi word piyūṛī
Words nearby purree
purpure, purpuric, purpurin, purpurinuria, purr, purree, purse, purse crab, pursed lips breathing, purse-proud, purser
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Example sentences from the Web for purree
It comes from India under the name of purree or Indian yellow, and is used as a pigment.
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