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homity pie

homity pie noun: a traditional British dish resembling quiche, with potatoes, onion, leek and cheese in a pastry case.

Noun

homity pie (countable and uncountable, plural homity pies)

  1. A traditional British dish resembling quiche, with potatoes, onion, leek and cheese in a pastry case.
    • The Slim Inn told us other main meals include torfu^([sic]) lasagne ($3.75), lentil rissoles ($3.20), peanut croquettes ($3.20) and olde English homity pie which contains potato, parsley, garlic and onions for $3.75.1983 June 17, The Age, Melbourne, Australia, page 51
    • […] homity pie with leeks, potato, spinach, parsley and cheese with a red pepper sauce […]1997, Alisdair Aird, The Good Pub Guide 1998
    Synonyms:
    Devon pie

Synonyms of homity pie

Forms of homity pie

pluralhomity pies

Questions about homity pie

What does homity pie mean?
Homity pie means a traditional British dish resembling quiche, with potatoes, onion, leek and cheese in a pastry case.
What part of speech is homity pie?
Homity pie is a noun.
What is the plural of homity pie?
The plural of homity pie is homity pies.

Words near homity pie in the dictionary

  1. hominy snows
  2. homiopathic
  3. homis
  4. homish
  5. homishness
  6. homity pie
  7. homity pies
  8. Homlin
  9. HOMM
  10. hommage
  11. hommages

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