chess pie
chess pie · chess pies
A pie made with eggs, sugar, butter, vanilla, and cornmealA pie made with eggs, sugar, butter, vanilla, and cornmeal.
/ˈt͡ʃɛs ˌpaɪ/
Meaning
1 senses(Southern US, countable, uncountable)A pie made with eggs, sugar, butter, vanilla, and cornmeal.
Origin
Uncertain; most likely from cheese pie; early versions were similar in texture to BritishUncertain; most likely from cheese pie; early versions were similar in texture to British lemon curd pies or cheesecakes, and earlier "cheesecakes" often lacked cheese, instead resembling modern chess pies or chess cakes.
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Forms
plural: chess pies| Singular | chess pie |
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Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable