"tourtière" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tʊɚˈtjɛɚ/, /toɹ-/ Forms: tourtières [plural]
Etymology: From Canadian French tourtière, from a cooking vessel of the same name, from French tourte (“meat pie”). There is a common false etymology that it derives from the alternative meaning tourte (“passenger pigeon”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr-CA|tourtière}} Canadian French tourtière, {{uder|en|fr|tourte||meat pie}} French tourte (“meat pie”), {{m|fr|tourte||passenger pigeon}} tourte (“passenger pigeon”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} tourtière (countable and uncountable, plural tourtières)
  1. (Canada, chiefly Quebec) A type of traditional French-Canadian meat pie, usually made with pork. Tags: Canada, Quebec, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Pies Synonyms: tourtiere

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