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deep-dish pie

deep-dish pie

1 2.7
A pie with a deep layer of fruit filling and a top crust
  • noun
  • /ˈdiːp dɪʃ paɪ/
translation icon : pastel de fondo profundo
  • The recipe calls for a thick layer of cherries in the deep-dish pie.
  • a 9-inch deep-dish pie
  • a 1-inch deep-dish pie
  • a 10-inch deep-dish pie

Examples

  • She baked a delicious deep-dish pie filled with fresh apples and cinnamon for dessert.

  • The deep-dish pie was so hearty that everyone wanted a second helping.

  • You can use peaches or berries to make a summer deep-dish pie for your family.

  • I love a deep-dish pie for dessert.

  • Have you tried a deep-dish pie from Chicago?

  • I baked a delicious blueberry deep-dish pie that my family loved.

  • For dessert, we enjoyed a warm apple deep-dish pie topped with vanilla ice cream.

Synonyms

pie
vsdeep-dish pie
696 1.0

A baked pastry with a sweet or savory filling

is a thicker form with a deep fruit layer and usually only top crust

How Deep

deep-dish pie
1 2.7
pie
696 1.0
tart
93 1.6

Surface Forms

deep-dish pie singular
deep-dish pies plural

Morphology

deep-dish + pie

The meaning is directly built from the parts: 'deep' (having depth) modifying 'dish' (a container) combined with 'pie' (a pastry), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can infer a pie served in a deep dish with a thick filling. This compound follows regular English compounding patterns and is cross-linguistically transparent, making the sense predictable without prior exposure.

Etymology

The noun deep-dish pie comes from the way it is made: the pie is baked in a tall, deep dish so it holds a thick layer of filling under a top crust. So the name explains why the pie is 'hearty' and full of filling.