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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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