Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

puree

/ˈpjʊəɹeɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: puree
IPA: /ˈpjʊəɹeɪ/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A food that has been ground or crushed into a thick liquid or paste.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To crush or grind food into a puree.

Transitive verb

noun

Alternative form of puri (“type of unleavened bread”).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Tomato sauce is generally a puree."
"Puree the vegetables and add them to the stock."

Etymology

Borrowed from French purée.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

purees (plural) purée (alternative) purees (present, singular) pureeing (participle, present) pureed (participle, past) pureed (past)

Derived Forms

unpureed

Phrases

pomme puree

Frequently Paired Words

pomme puree

Synonyms

strain

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce puree?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpjʊəɹeɪ/.
What does puree mean?: A food that has been ground or crushed into a thick liquid or paste.
Where does puree come from?: Borrowed from French purée.

How to pronounce puree

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