puree

See also: purée and Püree

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French purée.

Alternative forms

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.
Translations

Verb

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

  1. To crush or grind food into a puree.
Translations

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

Derived terms

Finnish

Verb

puree

  1. third-person singular present indicative of purra

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Italian

Noun

puree f

  1. plural of purea