puree
English
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpjʊəɹeɪ/, /pjʊəˈɹeɪ/
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Noun
puree (countable and uncountable, plural purees)
- A food that has been ground or crushed into a thick liquid or paste.
- Tomato sauce is generally a puree.
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Translations
food that has been ground into a thick liquid
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Verb
puree (third-person singular simple present purees, present participle pureeing, simple past and past participle pureed)
Translations
to crush or grind food into a puree
Etymology 2
Noun
puree (usually uncountable, plural purees)
- 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)
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Finnish
Verb
puree
- third-person singular present indicative of purra
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Italian
Noun
puree f
- plural of purea