Pie
(noun)
- A sweet or savory dish consisting of a pastry crust filled with fruit, meat, cheese, or other ingredients.
- A dish consisting of a pastry case typically filled with fruit, meat, or custard, and often covered with a pastry crust.
- A dish consisting of a pastry crust filled with sweet or savory ingredients.
Origin:
Middle english: from old french, via latin from greek pia, from pion "fat". the original sense was "pastry made with meat or fish and pastry".
Examples:
- He ate a slice of apple pie.
- She made a cherry pie for the bake sale.
- The pie was still warm from the oven.
- He had a slice of pumpkin pie for dessert.
- She made a meat pie for dinner.