purée

or pu·ree

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

noun

1. a cooked food, especially a vegetable or fruit, that has been put through a sieve, blender, or the like.
2. a soup made with ingredients that have been puréed.

verb (used with object)

, pu·réed, pu·rée·ing.

1. to make a purée of.

purée

¹

/ ˈpjʊəreɪ /

noun

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

verb

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

puree

²

/ ˈpuːrɪ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of purée¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of purée¹

C19: from French purer to purify

Origin of purée²

Hindi

Example Sentences

The Dhokla Aero is aerated white chocolate, cocoa butter and a purée of Dhokla inside.

From Salon

Puree for a smooth soup or leave some texture:

From Salon

It is not uncommon to puree this soup, but generally each bowl would then be garnished with a whole oyster or two and some chunkier bits of artichoke.

From Salon

A green pouch advertised as broccoli-pear might turn out to be little more than pear puree.

From Los Angeles Times

Fruit puree can disguise the taste of vegetables, reinforcing sweetness, Castle said.

From Los Angeles Times