pumpkin pie
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈpʌmpkɪn paɪ/
- US
:
tarta de calabaza
- The pumpkin pie was a big hit, and Mary marveled over Teresa's chocolate pudding.
- slice of pumpkin pie
- bake a pumpkin pie
- homemade pumpkin pie
Chelsea will make pumpkin pie and I'll make pumpkin pie.
- Chelsea will make pumpkin pie and I'll make pumpkin pie.
- Well, our our rogue had eaten a whole pumpkin pie.
- I've been thinking about pumpkin pie and I've been thinking about I in a pecan pie cause I've heard of both of those pies.
Examples
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So last food of the day, we're having pumpkin pie with whipped cream.
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Try fruit salad, pecan, or pumpkin pie with whipped cream for dessert.
Blog text (15) -
- Did you try that pumpkin pie?
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- I brought pumpkin pie.
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Ever hear of pumpkin pie?
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I just ordered a slice of pumpkin pie.
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But this year, Dad was too busy helping Mom make pumpkin pies.
Fiction book (2001) -
Your mom's making pumpkin pie.
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At the last minute, she'd made a pumpkin pie to ease her conscience.
Fiction book (1994) -
I just ordered a slice of pumpkin pie.
Synonyms
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A sweet pie that uses the cooked, mashed part of a winter vegetable like pumpkin
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Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'pumpkin' names the filling/ingredient and 'pie' names the pastry, so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it is a pie made from pumpkin. This modifier + head pattern is cross-linguistically common and requires no idiomatic knowledge, making the expression immediately understandable.
Etymology
Pumpkin pie comes from early American cooking. People would scoop out a pumpkin, mix its soft inside with milk, eggs and spices, and bake it in a pastry to make a sweet pie, so the name simply describes that 'dessert'.