PUREE

puree

(noun) food prepared by cooking and straining or processed in a blender

puree, strain

(verb) rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender; “puree the vegetables for the baby”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

puree (countable and uncountable, plural purees)

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

Verb

puree (third-person singular simple present purees, present participle pureeing, simple past and past participle pureed)

To crush or grind food into a puree.

Etymology 2

Noun

puree (plural purees)

A type of unleavened bread from India and Pakistan.

Anagrams

• rupee

Source: Wiktionary


Pu`rée", n. Etym: [F.]

Definition: A dish made by boiling any article of food to a pulp and rubbing it through a sieve; as, a purée of fish, or of potatoes; especially, a soup the thickening of which is so treated.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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