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puree

/ˈpjʊəɹeɪ/

puree noun: a food that has been ground or crushed into a thick liquid or paste. Also the alternative form of puri.

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.

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.
    • Puree the vegetables and add them to the stock.

Also used as

puree is also the alternative form of puri.

puree meaning in Arabic, Indonesian and Persian

puree in Arabic

food that has been ground into a thick liquid
هريس harīs

puree in Indonesian

food that has been ground into a thick liquid
pure

puree in Persian

food that has been ground into a thick liquid
پوره pure

Examples of puree in a sentence

  • Babies don’t seem to like strained peas, even though the puree is easy for them to eat and digest.
  • Make a healthier choice by switching to faux-tatoes, a blend of pureed cauliflower and coconut milk.
  • When made well the Bellini consists of only these two ingredients: chilled fresh white peach puree and Prosecco.

All 15 example sentences with puree

Forms of puree

Noun
pluralpurees
alternative formpurée
Verb
third-person singular presentpurees
present participlepureeing
past participlepureed
pastpureed

Plural of puree: purees

Origin of puree

Borrowed from French purée.

Words formed from puree

Questions about puree

What does puree mean?
Puree means a food that has been ground or crushed into a thick liquid or paste.
What is puree in Arabic?
Puree in Arabic is هريس (harīs). See Puree meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is puree?
Puree can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce puree?
Puree is pronounced /ˈpjʊəɹeɪ/.
What is the plural of puree?
The plural of puree is purees.

Words near puree in the dictionary

  1. purebreds
  2. purebreed
  3. purebreeds
  4. Pureco
  5. Purecos
  6. puree
  7. pureed
  8. pureeing
  9. purees
  10. purehearted
  11. Pureiromba

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