shepherd's pie

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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- /ˈʃe.pərdz ˈpaɪ/
- /ˈʃe.pərdz paɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˈʃe.pərdz ˈpaɪ/

Definitions of shepherd's pie words

noun shepherd's pie a baked dish of ground or diced meat with a crust of mashed potatoes. 1
noun shepherd's pie minced lamb topped with potato 1
variable noun shepherd's pie Shepherd's pie is a dish consisting of minced meat, usually lamb, covered with a layer of mashed potato. 0
noun shepherd's pie a baked dish of minced meat covered with mashed potato 0
noun shepherd's pie a meat pie baked with a layer of mashed potatoes serving as a top crust 0

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Origin of shepherd's pie

First appearance:

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

First recorded in 1895-1900

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Parts of speech for Shepherd's pie

noun

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adverb

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preposition

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shepherd's pie popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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