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

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shepherd's pie

It worked to pare down menus and offer dinner deals, and rolled out items like slow-braised pot roast and hash-brown casserole shepherd’s pie.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

Folded into shepherd’s pie under a blanket of mashed potatoes.

From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2026

The 56-year old said: "I buy a lot of the fresh fruit and vegetables to make things like apple strudels, chips or shepherd's pie, so it has cut the cost of my midweek shop."

From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2025

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

From New York Times ● May 23, 2023

He smiled sympathetically and served Coal a heaping portion of shepherd’s pie and put the plate of croissants in front of him.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste