to pulp
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- verb
- /pʌlp/
:
extraer la pulpa de
- Before making jam, you'll need to pulp the strawberries to release their flavor.
Examples
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Rather than try to pulp them directly, we put them in an electric mixer, mash them well, and add milk (or water).
Blog text (28) -
Just get some, pulp them up, and freeze them.
Blog text (24) -
Now she ate only soups with chunks of meat small enough to swallow, and gruel made of finely ground ricegrass seeds and pulped roots.
Fiction book (1992) -
She decided to pulp the oranges for fresh juice instead of slicing them.
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To make the sauce smoother, you should pulp the cooked peppers and onions.
Synonyms
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1.7
To press fruits or vegetables to get their liquid
Antonyms
Idioms
- Offensive
15
7.6
Hit someone many times until they are badly hurt or win against them very clearly
Compounds
- Archaic
2
7.7
A cheap printed magazine on rough paper with colorful covers and exciting stories
- Specialized
Leftover potato material after removing starch that farmers feed to animals
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word pulp comes from the old Latin word pulpa, meaning 'soft flesh'. To pulp a fruit can mean removing its soft 'flesh' from the skin, so the action keeps the same idea.