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🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

puré

Pronunciation / Transliteration: puˈre

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Puree/pjʊˈreɪ/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El bebé está aprendiendo a comer puré de verduras."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A smooth, creamy substance made of crushed or blended fruit, vegetables, or other food items.

    "The chef prepared a vibrant carrot puree to accompany the roasted fish."
As verb
  1. 1

    To blend, crush, or mash food until it becomes a smooth, uniform paste or liquid.

    "Boil the potatoes until tender, then puree them with warm milk and butter."
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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the French word 'purée', past participle of 'purer' meaning 'to strain or purify', originating from Late Latin 'purare'. The culinary term entered the English language in the 19th century to describe foods that have been crushed, blended, or strained into a smooth, thick paste or liquid.

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