PIE — meaning in English

English meaning

• magpie noun A black-and-white bird of the crow family, known for its chattering call and reputed liking for shiny objects.
• pie noun A baked dish with a pastry crust and a filling, sweet or savoury.
• piebald adj Spotted or blotched, especially in black and white.

Senses

PIE is used for these senses in English:

• PIE (linguistics, anthropology, etc.) Initialism of Proto-Indo-European.
• magpie One of several kinds of bird in the family Corvidae, especially Pica pica.
• piebald Spotted or blotched, especially in black and white.

magpie — full definition

1. noun A black-and-white bird of the crow family, known for its chattering call and reputed liking for shiny objects.
2. noun A person who collects or hoards objects indiscriminately, especially trinkets or shiny things.

pie — full definition

1. noun A baked dish with a pastry crust and a filling, sweet or savoury.
2. noun A whole amount of something to be divided into shares.
3. noun A pie chart.

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