: baked in a deep dish
a deep-dish pizza
especially : baked in a deep dish with usually a fruit filling and no bottom crust

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Add an apple pie for $29 or a deep-dish apple pie for $39. Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2024 To create the specific straight, deep-dish cherry pie Yoon had in his mind, Harboyan worked with Lloyd Pans in Washington state to create a custom pie tin. Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024 Transfer your dough to a deep-dish pie plate and gently press into the bottom and up the sides, allowing some of the pastry to rest on the rim of the plate. Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024 Today, Jesse shares his thoughts via email about Joan's four hometown dates — and whether deep-dish pizza is really pizza. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for deep-dish 

Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of deep-dish was in 1883

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“Deep-dish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deep-dish. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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deep-dish

adjective
-ˌdish
: baked in a deep dish
a deep-dish pizza
especially : baked in a deep dish with usually a fruit filling and no bottom crust
a deep-dish apple pie
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