Pie
/paɪ/noun
A baked dish with a pastry crust and sweet or savory filling.
Did you know?The English word pie may be connected to the magpie, because early pies were mixed, piled-up dishes—like a bird’s hoard of random shiny things.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
pīe
“A pie or pastry dish; the exact origin is uncertain.”
Middle English
Middle Eng.
pie
“A baked dish with a filling enclosed in pastry.”
Medieval Latin
Latin
pica
“Magpie; also a speckled or variegated thing.”
Old French
OFr
pie
“Magpie; sometimes a mixed or variegated object.”
Modern English
English
pie
“A baked dish with a crust and filling, sweet or savory.”