Mississippi mud pie

noun

A dessert pie with gooey chocolate sauce on a crumbly chocolate crust.

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Meanings

nounMississippi mud pie (countable and uncountable, plural Mississippi mud pies)

plural Mississippi mud pies

  1. countableuncountableA dessert pie with gooey chocolate sauce on a crumbly chocolate crust.

Origin

So named because of its likely origin in Mississippi and resemblance to mud, as the pie’s appearance could remind casual observers of Mississippi River mud.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 史蜜絲批 /史蜜丝批, 密西西比棉花糖派
  • 史蜜絲批 /史蜜丝批 (shǐmìsīpī)dessert pie
  • 密西西比棉花糖派 (Mìxīxībǐ miánhuātángpài)dessert pie
Finnish mutakakku
  • mutakakkudessert pie
French Mississippi mud pie, tarte à la boue du Mississippi
  • Mississippi mud piedessert pie
  • tarte à la boue du Mississippidessert pie
Russian грязь Миссисипи, Миссиси́пский грязево́й пиро́г
  • грязь Миссисипи (grjazʹ Missisipi)dessert pie
  • Миссиси́пский грязево́й пиро́г (Missisípskij grjazevój piróg)dessert pie
Swedish kladdkaka
  • kladdkakadessert pie
Cite this entry
APA

Mississippi mud pie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mississippi%20mud%20pie

MLA

“Mississippi mud pie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mississippi%20mud%20pie. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mississippi mud pie,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mississippi%20mud%20pie.

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