puree

Variant of purée

purée definition

pu·rée or puree pu·ree′ (pyo̵o rā′, -rē′; pyo̵or′ā′)

noun

  1. a thick, moist, smooth-textured form of cooked vegetables, fruits, etc., usually made by pressing the pulp through a sieve or by whipping it in a blender or food processor
  2. a thick, smooth soup made with this

Etymology: Fr < OFr purer, to strain < L purare, to purify < purus, pure

transitive verb puréed -·réed′ or pureed -·reed′, puréeing -·rée′·ing or pureeing -·ree′·ing

to make a purée of

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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