purée

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pu·rée / pyoŏˈrā; -ˈrē/ • n. a smooth, creamy substance made of liquidized or crushed fruit or vegetables: stir in the tomato purée.• v. (pu·rées, pu·réed, pu·rée·ing) [tr.] make a purée of (fruit or vegetables).

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English

purée

views updated May 17 2018

purée Fruit, vegetable, meat, or fish that has been pounded or sieved (usually after cooking) to give a smooth, finely divided pulp. Also a soup made by sieving vegetables with the liquor in which they were cooked.

A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition DAVID A. BENDER

purée

views updated May 18 2018

purée soup made from vegetables, etc. pulped and passed through a sieve. XIX. — (O)F., f. purer purify, squeeze (fruits, etc.) to obtain the pulp.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD