"pye" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pyes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pye (plural pyes)
  1. Archaic spelling of pie (pastry food). Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: pie (extra: pastry food)
    Sense id: en-pye-en-noun-WlopDsXz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: pyes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pye (plural pyes)
  1. (zoology) Ellipsis of pye-dog (“an Indian breed, a stray dog in Indian contexts”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: pye-dog (extra: an Indian breed, a stray dog in Indian contexts) Related terms: joe-pye weed
    Sense id: en-pye-en-noun-kUMRf7xr Categories (other): Zoology, English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Dogs, Foods Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 6 45 12 2 14 2 13 6 Disambiguation of Dogs: 16 84 Disambiguation of Foods: 38 62 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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