potpie
Americannoun
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a deep-dish pie containing meat, chicken, or the like, often combined with vegetables and topped with a pastry crust.
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a stew, as of chicken or veal, with dumplings, biscuits, or the like.
noun
Etymology
Origin of potpie
Example Sentences
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We fold warm, peeled potatoes through mayonnaise, sauce our noodles in the pan and unravel over a potpie with a squidgy layer of puff pastry soaked with what’s below.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2024
At Barking Frog, you can enjoy a three-course meal featuring brined turkey breast, beef tenderloin, seared wild salmon or a vegan veggie potpie as the entree, plus a starter and a dessert.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 15, 2023
“It’s like saying that new restaurant is better than this chicken potpie that fell on the sidewalk. It is, but you’re not really giving me much useful information there.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2023
There’s also a farm store, with a bakery and a cafe known for chicken potpie.
From New York Times ● Jul. 12, 2021
Frightful took care of the small game supply, and now that she was an expert hunter, we had rabbit stew, pheasant potpie, and an occasional sparrow, which I generously gave to Frightful.
From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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