puree

See also purée, and Püree

English

Etymology 1

From French purer (“to make pure”), from Latin purus (“unsullied”).

Alternative forms

• purée

Noun

puree (plural purees)

1. A food that has been ground or crushed into a thick liquid

   Tomato sauce is generally a puree.

Translations

purée — see purée

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

to crush or grind food into a puree

• Finnish: soseuttaa (fi)

• German: pürieren (de)

Etymology 2

From Hindi पूरी (pūrī), a kind of pancake.

Alternative forms

• poori
• puri

Noun

puree (plural purees)

1. A type of unleavened bread from India and Pakistan.

Anagrams

• rupee

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Finnish

Verb

puree

1. Third-person singular indicative present form of purra.

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Italian

Noun

puree f

1. Plural form of purea