Origin: 1300-1400 Perhaps from pie magpie ( ➔ MAGPIE); because the different things in a pie are like the different things a magpie collects
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS►apple/cherry/pumpkin etc. pie
my mother’s apple pie
►a piece/slice of pie
Would you like a piece of pie?
1 [countable, uncountable] a sweet food usually made with fruit baked inside a pastry covering: apple/cherry/pumpkin etc. pie my mother’s apple piea piece/slice of pie Would you like a piece of pie?2[countable, uncountable] a food made of meat or vegetables baked in a pastry coveringSYN pot pie: steak and kidney pie3slice/share/piece of the pie a share of something such as money, profits, etc.: The smaller companies want to gain a bigger share of the pie.4pie in the sky a good plan, promise, or idea that you do not think will happen: Building a baseball field downtown is just pie in the sky right now. → see also easy as pieat easy1 (14), have a finger in every pieat finger1 (8), eat humble pieat humble1 (6), mud pie, pie chart