Meanings
nounmince pie (plural mince pies)
plural mince pies
- A pie, traditionally served around Christmas time, having a filling of mincemeat (now usually in the sweet sense) and sometimes also containing alcohol or other ingredients.
Synonyms: Christmas pie, mincemeat pie, shred pie, twelfth pie, Twelfth Night pie
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA pie, traditionally served around Christmas time, having a filling of mincemeat (now usually in the sweet sense) and sometimes also containing alcohol or other ingredients.
Translations
Bulgarian коледен пай
- коледен пай (koleden paj)mincemeat-filled pie served around Christmas
French mince pie, tarte au mincemeat
- mince piemincemeat-filled pie served around Christmas
- tarte au mincemeatmincemeat-filled pie served around Christmas
German Mince Pie (süßes Weihnachtsgebäck)
- Mince Pie (süßes Weihnachtsgebäck)mincemeat-filled pie served around Christmas
Irish pióg mhionra
- pióg mhionramincemeat-filled pie served around Christmas
Italian tortina natalizia, tortina di Natale
- tortina nataliziamincemeat-filled pie served around Christmas
- tortina di Natalemincemeat-filled pie served around Christmas
Japanese ミンスパイ
- ミンスパイ (minsupai)mincemeat-filled pie served around Christmas
Polish mince pie
- mince piemincemeat-filled pie served around Christmas
Welsh mins-pei
- mins-peimincemeat-filled pie served around Christmas
Cite this entry
APA
mince pie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mince%20pie
MLA
“mince pie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mince%20pie. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mince pie,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mince%20pie.
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