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1[ pahy ]
/ paɪ /
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noun
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust: apple pie; meat pie.
a layer cake with a filling of custard, cream jelly, or the like: chocolate cream pie.
a total or whole that can be divided: They want a bigger part of the profit pie.
an activity or affair: He has his finger in the political pie too.
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Origin of pie
1First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English pi(e), pey; of obscure origin
OTHER WORDS FROM pie
pielike, adjectiveWords nearby pie
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Origin of pie
2First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English pi(e), peie, from Old French, from Latin pīca, akin to pīcus “woodpecker”
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pie4
or pye
[ pahy ]
/ paɪ /
noun
(in England before the Reformation) a book of ecclesiastical rules for finding the particulars of the service for the day.
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pie5
[ pahy ]
/ paɪ /
noun
a former bronze coin of India, the 12th part of an anna.
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British Dictionary definitions for pie (1 of 6)
pie1
/ (paɪ) /
noun
a baked food consisting of a sweet or savoury filling in a pastry-lined dish, often covered with a pastry crust
have a finger in the pie
- to have an interest in or take part in some activity
- to meddle or interfere
pie in the sky illusory hope or promise of some future good; false optimism
Word Origin for pie
C14: of obscure origin
British Dictionary definitions for pie (2 of 6)
Word Origin for pie
C13: via Old French from Latin pīca magpie; related to Latin pīcus woodpecker
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British Dictionary definitions for pie (4 of 6)
pie4
/ (paɪ) /
noun
a very small former Indian coin worth one third of a pice
Word Origin for pie
C19: from Hindi pā'ī, from Sanskrit pādikā a fourth
British Dictionary definitions for pie (5 of 6)
pie5
pye
/ (paɪ) /
noun
history a book for finding the Church service for any particular day
Word Origin for pie
C15: from Medieval Latin pica almanac; see pica 1
British Dictionary definitions for pie (6 of 6)
pie6
/ (paɪ) /
adjective
be pie on NZ informal to be keen on
Word Origin for pie
from Māori pai ana
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