shepherd's pie

American  

noun

shepherd's pies plural

1. a baked dish of ground or diced meat with a crust of mashed potatoes.

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shepherd's pie British  

noun

1. Also called: cottage pie.  a baked dish of minced meat covered with mashed potato

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• shepherd's pies
  plural

Etymology

Origin of shepherd's pie

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Botatouille might also recommend shepherd’s pie, which it quipped was its mother’s recipe.

From New York Times • May 23, 2023

When did he learn to cook shepherd's pie?

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2023

Naturally, in between the formal talks and presentations, there was heady conversation with numerous friends over clam cakes, fish-and-chips, shepherd’s pie and Guinness.

From Washington Post • Sep. 7, 2022

They are also a cheaper way to bulk out mince-based dishes, such as meatballs, shepherd's pie or burgers.

From BBC • May 5, 2022

So far she’d suggested tacos, salmon with spinach, shepherd’s pie, and lasagna, and we’d gathered the ingredients for each.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson