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potpie

potpie noun: (US) A pie, having pastry sides and bottom and (usually also) top, and filled with savory fillings, such as meat, root vegetables, or (often) both.

potpie: (US) A pie, having pastry sides and bottom and (usually also) top, and filled with savory fillings,...
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Noun

potpie (plural potpies)

  1. (UK) (US) A pie, having pastry sides and bottom and (usually also) top, and filled with savory fillings, such as meat, root vegetables, or (often) both.
    1. (UK) Especially, such a pie that is small, that has crust made entirely of flaky pastry, and that is baked in its own pie tin, usually for one person (single-serve).
  2. (US, regional) A dish of meat and vegetable stew with dumplings.

Forms of potpie

pluralpotpies
alternative formpot-pie
alternative formpot pie

Origin of potpie

From pot + pie.

Questions about potpie

What does potpie mean?
Potpie means (US) A pie, having pastry sides and bottom and (usually also) top, and filled with savory fillings, such as meat, root vegetables, or (often) both.
What part of speech is potpie?
Potpie is a noun.
What is the plural of potpie?
The plural of potpie is potpies.

Words near potpie in the dictionary

  1. Potosi
  2. potosiite
  3. Potosí
  4. Potot
  5. Pototan
  6. potpie
  7. potpies
  8. potplant
  9. potplants
  10. potpourri
  11. potpourris

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