potpie

noun

pot·​pie ˈpät-ˈpī 

-ˌpī

: pastry-covered meat and vegetables cooked in a deep dish

Examples of potpie in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Abundant Chicken Pot Pie Packed with more vegetables than most classic recipes, this summery-feeling chicken potpie is bright with herbs, Swiss chard and Dijon mustard. —Julie Giuffrida, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2023

This double-crust turkey potpie, a satisfying centerpiece serving as dinner for two to four, is densely filled with white and dark meat, carrots, potatoes and thyme in an apple cider gravy. —Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2023

And not just the people in the room, though there was a lot of air-kissing and oohing about outfits going on over the chicken potpies. —Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 7 Nov. 2023

And there’s no escaping complaints about potholes while picking up potpies in the grocery store or hearing about overflowing bins at the recycling center while running an errand. —Philip Elliott, Time, 17 July 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1702, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

potpie

noun

pot·​pie -ˈpī 

: pastry-covered meat and vegetables cooked in a deep dish