pithivier

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noun

A pie or cake consisting of two puff pastry rounds enclosing frangipane and often fruit (if a dessert) or meat, etc.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounpithivier (plural pithiviers)

plural pithiviers

  1. A pie or cake consisting of two puff pastry rounds enclosing frangipane and often fruit (if a dessert) or meat, etc.

Origin

From the French commune of Pithiviers.

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APA

pithivier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pithivier

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“pithivier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pithivier. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pithivier,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pithivier.

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