n.
Variant: or pu · rée
Pronunciation: pyu ̇ - ' r ā , - ' r ē
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