Definition

Noun: A sweet dessert pie consisting of a spiced pumpkin-based custard filling, typically made from mashed or puréed pumpkin, milk or cream, eggs, and sugar, baked in a single pastry shell. It is a traditional dish, especially associated with autumn and Thanksgiving holidays in North America.

Usage

Pumpkin pie is used as a countable noun to refer to the whole pie or a serving of it. - It is commonly served as a dessert. - It is often accompanied by whipped cream.

Examples

• For dessert, she baked a delicious pumpkin pie.
• Would you like a slice of pumpkin pie with your coffee?
• Pumpkin pie is my favorite part of the Thanksgiving meal.

Advanced Usage

• "as American as pumpkin pie": Used to describe something quintessentially traditional or characteristic of American culture, similar to the idiom "as American as apple pie."
  • The small-town parade was as American as pumpkin pie.

Variants and Related Words

• Pumpkin pie spice (noun): A blend of ground spices, typically including cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and allspice, used to flavor pumpkin pie and other autumn dishes.
  • The recipe calls for one teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice.

Synonyms

• (There are no direct one-word synonyms. It is described as a type of pie or dessert.)
  • Autumn dessert
  • Thanksgiving pie

Related Phrases

• Pumpkin pie filling (noun phrase): The spiced pumpkin mixture before it is baked in the pie crust, also available pre-made in cans.
  • She used canned pumpkin pie filling for convenience.

Related Idioms

• "Easy as pumpkin pie": A variation of "easy as pie," meaning something is very simple to do.
  • Don't worry, fixing this is easy as pumpkin pie.

Noun

1. pie made of mashed pumpkin and milk and eggs and sugar