key lime pie

noun

An American dessert made of Key lime juice, egg yolks, and sweetened condensed milk in a pie crust, often with a meringue topping.

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Meanings

key lime pie1

nounkey lime pie (plural key lime pies)

plural key lime pies

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Key lime pie.

Key lime pie2

nounKey lime pie (countable and uncountable, plural Key lime pies)

plural Key lime pies · alternative key lime pie · alternative keylime pie

  1. countableuncountableAn American dessert made of Key lime juice, egg yolks, and sweetened condensed milk in a pie crust, often with a meringue topping.

Origin

From Key lime + pie.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 青檸批 /青柠批
  • 青檸批 /青柠批An American dessert
German Limettenkuchen
  • LimettenkuchenAn American dessert
Japanese キーライムパイ
  • キーライムパイ (kī raimu pai)An American dessert
Korean 키라임 파이
  • 키라임 파이 (kiraim pai)An American dessert
Cite this entry
APA

key lime pie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/key%20lime%20pie

MLA

“key lime pie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/key%20lime%20pie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “key lime pie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/key%20lime%20pie.

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