Main Entry: ¹pu·ree

Variant(s): or pu·rée \pyu̇-ˈrā, -ˈrē\

Function: noun

Etymology: French purée, from Middle French, from feminine of puré, past participle of purer to purify, strain, from Latin purare to purify, from purus

Date: 1707

1 : a paste or thick liquid suspension usually made from cooked food ground finely
2 : a thick soup made of pureed vegetables