puree

puree

See also: purée and Püree

English

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

    Borrowed from French purée.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈpjʊəɹeɪ/, /pjʊəˈɹeɪ/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

    Noun

    puree (countable and uncountable, plural purees)

    1. A food that has been ground or crushed into a thick liquid or paste.
      Tomato sauce is generally a puree.
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    Verb

    puree (third-person singular simple present purees, present participle pureeing, simple past and past participle pureed)

    1. (transitive) To crush or grind food into a puree.
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    Etymology 2

    Noun

    puree (usually uncountable, plural purees)

    1. Alternative form of puri (type of unleavened bread).

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    Dutch

    Etymology

    Borrowed from French purée, from Middle French puree, from Old French puree, from Latin pūrō.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /pyˈreː/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Hyphenation: pu‧ree
    • Rhymes: -eː

    Noun

    puree f (plural purees, diminutive pureetje n)

    1. puree

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    Descendants

    • Indonesian: pure

    Finnish

    Verb

    puree

    1. third-person singular present indicative of purra

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    Italian

    Noun

    puree f

    1. plural of purea