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