shepherd's pie

English

Alternative forms

• shepherds' pie

Pronunciation

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Noun

shepherd's pie (countable and uncountable, plural shepherd's pies)

1. A meat pie having a mashed potato crust, especially one made with lamb or mutton.

   Synonym: cottage pie

   • 1968, “The Hungry Intruder”, in Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake, performed by Small Faces:

     Here am I / Tiny Fly / May I share your Shepherd's Pie?

Translations

kind of meat pie

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Catalan: pastís de carn m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 牧羊人派 (mùyángrén pài)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: shepherd’s pie, paimenen piiras
• French: hachis parmentier (fr) m (approx.), hachis Parmentier (fr) m, parmentier (fr) m, pâté chinois (fr)
• German: Shepherd's Pie m
• Portuguese: escondidinho de cordeiro m
• Russian: пасту́ший пиро́г (ru) m (pastúšij piróg)
• Spanish: pastel de carne (es) m, pastel de papa m

See also

• Admiral's pie
• Cumberland pie
• fisherman's pie
• fish pie
• pâté chinois
• shepherdess pie
• shepherdless pie

 

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