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shepherd's pie

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A meat pie having a mashed potato crust, especially one made with lamb or mutton.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

pie of hash covered with mashed potatoes and browned in the oven

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: meat pie

History

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: pastís de carn — kind of meat pie
  • Chinese Mandarin: 牧羊人派 (mùyángrén pài) — kind of meat pie
  • Finnish: shepherd’s pie — kind of meat pie
  • Finnish: paimenen piiras — kind of meat pie
  • French: hachis parmentier — kind of meat pie
  • French: parmentier — kind of meat pie
  • French: pâté chinois — kind of meat pie
  • German: Shepherd's Pie — kind of meat pie
  • Italian: pasticcio del pastore — kind of meat pie
  • Polish: zapiekanka wiejska — kind of meat pie
  • Portuguese: escondidinho de cordeiro — kind of meat pie
  • Russian: пасту́ший пиро́г (pastúšij piróg) — kind of meat pie
  • Spanish: pastel de carne — kind of meat pie
  • Spanish: pastel de papa — kind of meat pie