"shepherd's pie" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-shepherd's pie.ogg [US] Forms: shepherd's pies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} shepherd's pie (countable and uncountable, plural shepherd's pies)
  1. A meat pie having a mashed potato crust, especially one made with lamb or mutton. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Pies Synonyms: cottage pie, shepherds' pie Related terms: Admiral's pie, Cumberland pie, fisherman's pie, fish pie, pâté chinois, shepherdess pie, shepherdless pie, tourtière, tourtiere (colombe voyageuse, pigeon migrateur, passenger pigeon, Ectopistes migratorius) (alt: cf. tourte (Ety. 2); tourte (Ety. 1) = tourte voyageuse) [extinct] Translations (kind of meat pie): pastís de carn [masculine] (Catalan), 牧羊人派 (mùyángrén pài) (Chinese Mandarin), shepherd’s pie (Finnish), paimenen piiras (Finnish), hachis parmentier (approx.) [masculine] (French), hachis Parmentier [masculine] (French), parmentier [masculine] (French), pâté chinois (French), Shepherd's Pie [masculine] (German), escondidinho de cordeiro [masculine] (Portuguese), пасту́ший пиро́г (pastúšij piróg) [masculine] (Russian), pastel de carne [masculine] (Spanish), pastel de papa [masculine] (Spanish)

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