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

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

When did he learn to cook shepherd's pie?

From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2023

For my take on shepherd’s pie, I like to use ground lamb as the meat.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2022

Harry didn’t enjoy his shepherd’s pie as much as he’d thought.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling