Phrase guide

pecan pie

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A sweet pie made from corn syrup and pecans, considered a specialty of Southern United States cuisine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

pie made of pecans and sugar and corn syrup and butter and eggs

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: pie

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 山核桃派 (shānhétáo pài) — pie made from corn syrup and pecans
  • Esperanto: pekanotorto — pie made from corn syrup and pecans
  • Finnish: pekaanipähkinäpiirakka — pie made from corn syrup and pecans
  • French: tarte aux pacanes — pie made from corn syrup and pecans
  • German: Pekannusskuchen — pie made from corn syrup and pecans
  • Japanese: ペカンパイ (pekan pai) — pie made from corn syrup and pecans
  • Japanese: ピーカンパイ (pīkan pai) — pie made from corn syrup and pecans
  • Korean: 피칸 파이 (pikan pai) — pie made from corn syrup and pecans
  • Russian: пекáновый пирóг (pekánovyj piróg) — pie made from corn syrup and pecans
  • Spanish: tarta de nuez pecana — pie made from corn syrup and pecans
  • Spanish: pai de pecán — pie made from corn syrup and pecans
  • Spanish: pay de pecana — pie made from corn syrup and pecans
  • Unami: kansèmi pae — pie made from corn syrup and pecans
  • Yiddish: פּעקאַנפּײַ (pekanpay) — pie made from corn syrup and pecans