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cornish pasty

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.75 in modern English

Syllables
cor-nish -pasty
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of meat pie, not made in a pie pan but with a large piece of folded-over pastry dough, crimped shut, then baked on a sheet. It usually includes meat and vegetables in a thick hearty sauce.

Example Sentences

Etymology

19th century Cornish + pasty

Inflected Forms

Cornish pasties (plural) Cornish pastie (alternative)

Phrases

Bedfordshire clanger

Frequently Paired Words

Bedfordshire clanger

Questions

What does cornish pasty mean?
A kind of meat pie, not made in a pie pan but with a large piece of folded-over pastry dough, crimped shut, then baked on a sheet. It usually includes meat and vegetables in a thick hearty sauce.
Where does cornish pasty come from?
19th century Cornish + pasty

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