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nanpies

nanpies is the plural of nanpie.

Meaning of nanpie

Noun (1)

nanpie (plural nanpies)

  1. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) The magpie.
    • An' twea 'r three Nanpies chatt'rin' owre her head.1800, Thomas Browne, Poems on Several Occasions, page 160

Noun (2)

nanpie (uncountable)

  1. A traditional Dai spicy and sour paste-like side dish made by combining vegetables, herbs and spices in a mortar and pestle.
    • Nanpie, the name in local Dai dialect for a sauce-like dish made with fresh ingredients and spices, is one such creation.2019 September 5, “Flavorful Origins trailor: Nanpie”, in China Culture.org

Questions about nanpies

What is nanpies the plural of?
Nanpies is the plural of nanpie.

Words near nanpies in the dictionary

  1. NANPA
  2. Nanpantan
  3. Nanpean
  4. Nanpiao
  5. nanpie
  6. nanpies
  7. Nanping
  8. nanpingite
  9. Nanquin
  10. Nanri
  11. nans

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