noun
puree
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noun
1
Food that has been mashed or blended into a smooth, thick paste or liquid.
"The baby food was just apple puree."
"Chefs often finish soups with a swirl of vegetable puree."
verb
1
To blend or mash food into a smooth paste.
"Puree the tomatoes before adding them to the sauce."
How to Use Puree
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo blend food smooth, or the smooth mixture that results.
Common pairings
tomato puree
puree the soup
a smooth puree
Word Forms
pureed past tense, purees plural, purees singular
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Etymology
Borrowed from French purée, from the verb purer ("to strain, purify"), ultimately related to pure.