potpie

noun

pot·​pie ˈpät-ˈpī How to pronounce potpie (audio)
-ˌpī
: pastry-covered meat and vegetables cooked in a deep dish

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The pie line now includes more than two dozen fruit flavors and chicken potpies. — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 11 Dec. 2025 Extra Layer is a crisp, caramel, Munich-style dark lager that is, well, just right for sweater and potpie season. — Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 18 Nov. 2025 The tradition carried over to Gramercy, where the other fixture is chicken potpie on the menu. — Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 30 May 2026 Low isn’t the first to do a curry-chicken potpie, but his version is rich and warm, with airy, shattery pastry reminiscent of roti, flaky and slick with butter. — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for potpie

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First Known Use

1702, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of potpie was in 1702

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potpie

noun
pot·​pie -ˈpī How to pronounce potpie (audio)
: pastry-covered meat and vegetables cooked in a deep dish
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