pye

See also: Pye

English

Etymology 1

Noun

pye (plural pyes)

1. Archaic spelling of pie (pastry food).
   • 1747, Hannah Glasse, The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy:

     A Cheshire Pork Pye for Sea

Etymology 2

Noun

pye (plural pyes)

1. (zoology) Ellipsis of pye-dog (an Indian breed, a stray dog in Indian contexts).

References

• Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “pye”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].

See also

• joe-pye weed

Anagrams

• yep, Yep, pey, YEP

Haitian Creole

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pje/

Etymology 1

From French pied (“foot”).

Noun

pye

1. (anatomy) foot

Related terms

• pyete
• pyeton

Etymology 2

Noun

pye

1. tree

Derived terms

• pye kokoye
• pye koton

 

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Medieval Latin pīca (“pie”), from Latin pīca (“magpie”).

Alternative forms

• pie, peye

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiː(ə)/

Noun

pye (plural pyes)

2. pie (pastry dish)

Descendants

• English: pie
• Scots: pie
• Yola: pee

References

• “pī(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-18.

Etymology 2

From Old French pie, from Latin pīca (“magpie”).

Alternative forms

• pie, peye, py, piȝe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiː(ə)/

Noun

pye (plural pyes)

2. magpie (bird in the family Corvidae)
3. Someone who is cunning or wily.

Descendants

• English: pie
• Yola: pee

References

• “pī(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-18.