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pie
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. pie
  2. 2. tart
  3. 3. palmier (pastry)
  4. 4. Pie
This loanword refers to a pie, the baked pastry dish that can be sweet or savory. It is also used in mathematical contexts to refer to the Greek letter π (pi), and in mahjong it refers to a suit of tiles.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

The pie at that place has such fine, delicate layers — it just melts in your mouth.

Sentence 2

Come on, eating a bit of pie isn't going to make you fat… okay, maybe it will!

Sentence 3

Could you pick up a pie from the shop by the station?

Sentence 4

Still, if the profit pie is this small, there's not much point in working together.

Sentence 5

"The meeting ran long, so the pie has gone cold," the secretary said.