apple pie
Definition
Noun: 1. A type of pie with a pastry crust, typically having a top crust, filled with sliced apples and sugar, often spiced with cinnamon or nutmeg. It is a classic dessert, particularly associated with American home cooking and tradition.
Usage
The term "apple pie" is used as a countable noun to refer to the specific dessert item. It is often used in contexts discussing food, baking, tradition, or as a cultural symbol. - For dessert, she baked a delicious apple pie. - The smell of baking apple pie filled the whole house. - He ordered a slice of apple pie with vanilla ice cream.
Advanced Usage
- "As American as apple pie": An idiom used to describe something considered quintessentially American or representative of traditional American values and culture.
- Baseball and apple pie are often cited as being as American as apple pie.
Variants and Related Words
- Apple pie order (idiomatic phrase): A state of perfect neatness and order.
- She always keeps her desk in apple pie order.
- (Note: This is a related idiomatic phrase, not a direct variant of the food item.)
Synonyms
- Fruit pie (a more general term)
- Dessert pie
Related Idioms
- "Easy as pie": Very easy. (While this idiom uses "pie," it is a general idiom not specific to apple pie.)
- The test was easy as pie.
Noun
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pie (with a top crust) containing sliced apples and sugar
