coulis
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French coulis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkuːli/, /kuːˈliː/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (plural "coulis") IPA(key): /ˈkuːliz/, /kuːˈliːz/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Homophones: coolie, coolly, coulee
Noun
coulis (usually uncountable, plural coulis or coulises)
- A thick sauce made with pureed vegetable or fruit and often used as a garnish.
Related terms
- coulee
Anagrams
- Siculo-
French
Etymology
From Old French colëiz, colediz, from Vulgar Latin *colātīcius, from Latin colāre. By surface analysis, couler + -is.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ku.li/
Audio (file)
Adjective
coulis (feminine coulisse, masculine plural coulis, feminine plural coulisses)
- flowing; running
Derived terms
- coulisse
Noun
coulis m (plural coulis)
- coulis (sauce)
- melted metal used to fix a joint
Further reading
- “coulis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.