pie
pie [pie pies pied pieing] BrE [paɪ] NAmE [paɪ] noun countable, uncountable
1. fruit baked in a dish with ↑pastry on the bottom, sides and top
•a slice of apple pie
•Help yourself to some more pie.
•a pie dish
see also ↑custard pie
2. (especially BrE)meat, vegetables, etc. baked in a dish with ↑pastry on the bottom, sides and top
•a steak and kidney pie
see also ↑mince pie, ↑pork pie, ↑shepherd's pie
more at as American as apple pie at ↑American adj., as easy as pie at ↑easy adj., eat humble pie at ↑eat, have a finger in every pie at ↑finger n., as nice as pie at ↑nice
Idioms: ↑pie in the sky ▪ ↑piece of the pie
Word Origin:
Middle English: probably the same word as pie, used in the naming of birds; the various combinations of ingredients being compared to objects randomly collected by a magpie.
Example Bank:
•What's the filling in these pies?
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