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coulis

American  
[koo-lee] / kuˈli /

noun

  1. a sauce made with puréed vegetables or fruit and used as a base or garnish.

coulis British  
/ ˈkuːliː /

noun

  1. a thin purée of vegetables, fruit, etc, usually served as a sauce surrounding a dish

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Etymology

Origin of coulis

First recorded in 1600–10; from French: literally, “broth, strained juices from a roast,” from Old French couleis “flowing,” from unrecorded Vulgar Latin cōlāticius, ultimately from Latin cōlāre “to strain”; see origin at coulee ( def. )

Example Sentences

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His task: Decorate a baked meringue wreath with blueberry coulis, mascarpone cream and sugared berries.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2022

The trifle is made with layers of lemon curd and custard, St Clement's jelly, a mandarin coulis, and amaretti biscuits.

From BBC • May 12, 2022

Dustin H. starts with a chocolate soufflé with berry coulis.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2022

The meringue-based confection, one of several pleasures from pastry chef Tressa Wiles, gets the tropical treatment with passion fruit coulis and Meyer lemon curd.

From Washington Post • Aug. 29, 2019

Above my head, a chalkboard sign lists today’s specials: roasted cream of tomato soup with house-made garlic croutons, blackened chili-lime salmon with rice and mango salsa, and double-chocolate lava mudslide with raspberry coulis for dessert.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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