puré

/puˈɾe/ · B2 · noun · m

puree

🥔🥣 puré sounds like pure-ay: potatoes made pure and smooth

Say it as pure-ay: mashing turns lumpy potatoes into a pure, smooth mass. It comes from French purée, so English puree is the same word, and Spanish adds the stress on the final é.

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