shepherd's pie

American  

noun

shepherd's pies plural

1. a baked dish of ground or diced meat with a crust of mashed potatoes.

---

shepherd's pie British  

noun

1. Also called: cottage pie.  a baked dish of minced meat covered with mashed potato

---

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• shepherd's pies
  plural

Etymology

Origin of shepherd's pie

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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

These were meals you wouldn’t typically find at my house, so I was always so excited to eat them, and shepherd’s pie was my favorite.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2022

He was holding the dish with the shepherd’s pie, serving spoon at the ready, even though Coal had barely dug into what he had.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste