pye

See also: Pye

English

Noun

pye (plural pyes)

  1. Archaic spelling of pie (the pastry food).
    1747: A Cheshire Pork Pye for Sea Hannah Glasse, The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy, 1747 (quoted in Acquired Tastes: Celebrating Australia's Culinary History, Colin Bannerman (and others), published by the National Library of Australia, 1998, →ISBN, page 1.)

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Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French pied (foot). 

Noun

pye

  1. foot

Middle English

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpiː(ə)/

Noun

pye (plural pyes)

  1. pie (pastry dish)
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Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpiː(ə)/

Noun

pye (plural pyes)

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