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Pronunciation / Transliteration: pài
"我最喜欢吃苹果派。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A baked dish of fruit, meat, or vegetables, typically with a top and base of pastry.
"She baked a delicious apple pie for dessert." - 2
A thing resembling a pie, especially in being circular and flat or having sections.
"The data was displayed in a colorful pie chart."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word pie originates from Middle English, appearing in the 14th century, likely derived from 'pie' meaning magpie (from Latin 'pica'), due to the varied collection of ingredients baked inside resembling the miscellaneous collection of objects a magpie collects. Alternatively, it may be related to the root for pastry. Over time, the culinary definition solidified to refer specifically to a baked dish of fruit, meat, or vegetables, typically with a top and base of pastry.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pie" is said worldwide
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tarte
Transliteration: tart
"Elle a préparé une tarte aux pommes."
Pastete
Transliteration: pasti-te
"Sie hat eine süße Pastete gebacken."
torta
Transliteration: torta
"Ho mangiato una fetta di torta di mele."
pastel
Transliteration: pastel
"Compramos un pastel de manzana en la panadería."
torta
Transliteration: torta
"Ela fez uma torta de morango deliciosa."
पाई
Transliteration: pai
"उसने रात के खाने के बाद सेब की पाई खाई।"
派
Transliteration: pài
"我最喜欢吃苹果派。"
파이
Transliteration: pai
"우리는 저녁으로 애플파이를 먹었습니다."
パイ
Transliteration: pai
"母が美味しいアップルパイを作ってくれた。"
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