"Key lime pie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Key lime pies [plural]
Etymology: From Key lime + pie. Etymology templates: {{com|en|Key lime|pie}} Key lime + pie Head templates: {{en-noun|~|head=Key lime pie}} Key lime pie (countable and uncountable, plural Key lime pies)
  1. An American dessert made of Key lime juice, egg yolks, and sweetened condensed milk in a pie crust, often with a meringue topping. Wikipedia link: Key lime pie Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Pies Translations (An American dessert): Limettenkuchen [masculine] (German)

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