Key lime
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Key lime
After the Florida Keys
Example Sentences
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This month, as an LTO in some stores, Taco Bell is selling Baja Blast Pie, a neon green Key lime pie for “a Friendsgiving flex,” it says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 22, 2025
"Key lime pie is such an American thing," she said.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2025
The Key Lime Pie Eating Championship in Key West, where Key lime pie originated, was won by Joshua Mogle, a 38-year-old Altoona, Iowa, tire manufacturing manager.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 4, 2023
Lucia: And the Key lime pie is excellent there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2023
She remembers a Cuban restaurant that made a Key lime pie she loved.
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2022
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