noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈpjʊəɹeɪ/
/pjʊəˈɹeɪ/
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CMU ARPABET:P Y UH0 R EY1
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A food that has been ground or crushed into a thick liquid or paste.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Tomato sauce is generally a puree.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Alternative form of puri (“type of unleavened bread”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To crush or grind food into a puree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
food prepared by cooking and straining or processed in a blender
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
