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Cornish pasty

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A kind of meat pie, not made in a pie pan but with a large piece of folded-over pastry dough, crimped shut, then baked on a sheet. It usually includes meat and vegetables in a thick hearty sauce.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

meat pie with filling of meat and vegetables

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: pasty

History

Etymology

19th century Cornish + pasty

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Cornish: pasty — a kind of meat pie
  • Finnish: kornilainen pasteija — a kind of meat pie
  • Icelandic: kornbresk kjötbaka — a kind of meat pie
  • Irish: pastae Cornach — a kind of meat pie
  • Italian: pasticcio della Cornovaglia — a kind of meat pie
  • Polish: Cornish pasty — a kind of meat pie
  • Welsh: pastai Gernyw — a kind of meat pie
  • Welsh: pasten Gernyw — a kind of meat pie