puree (redirected from puréeing)

pu·rée or pu·ree  (py-r, pyr)

tr.v. pu·réed or pu·reed, pu·rée·ing or pu·ree·ing, pu·rées or pu·rees

To rub through a strainer or process (food) in a blender.

n.

Food prepared by straining or blending.

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[From French, purée, from Old French, from feminine past participle of purer, to strain, clean, from Latin prre, to purify, from prus, clean; see peu- in Indo-European roots.]

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puree [pure-ray]

Noun

a smooth thick pulp of sieved fruit, vegetables, meat, or fish

Verb

[-reeing, -reed]

to make (foods) into a puree [French]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	puree - food prepared by cooking and straining or processed in a blender aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, sustenance, victuals, nutrition - a source of materials to nourish the body
Verb	1.	puree - rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender; "puree the vegetables for the baby" strain cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" rub - move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin"

Translations

puree [ˈpjʊəreɪ] n → Püree nt