English Explanatory Dictionary

tourtière

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of traditional French-Canadian meat pie, usually made with pork.

Pronunciation

/tʊɚˈtjɛɚ/ /toɹ-/

Word forms

tourtière tourtières tortiere tourtiere

Etymology

From Canadian French tourtière, from a cooking vessel of the same name, from French tourte (“meat pie”). There is a common false etymology that it derives from the alternative meaning tourte (“passenger pigeon”).

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