pandowdy

[ pan-dou-dee ]

noun

, Chiefly New England.

, plural pan·dow·dies.

1. a deep-dish pie or cobbler made with apples or other fruit and covered with pastry or biscuit dough:

   apple pandowdy.

pandowdy

/ pænˈdaʊdɪ /

noun

1. a deep-dish pie made from fruit, esp apples, with a cake topping

   apple pandowdy

Word History and Origins

Origin of pandowdy¹

An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805; perhaps variant of obsolete dialect (Somerset) pandoulde “custard”; pan ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of pandowdy¹

C19: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

There's also the apple pandowdy, an old-fashioned delight that's akin to a haphazard and partially baked pie.

From Salon

In the German-speaking communities in Pennsylvania, it was essential for a spiced baked apple dish called pandowdy.

From Literature

I'm going to be able to sleep tonight, knowing what's a pandowdy.

From Salon

Best Dinner Theater Sweet: Cafe Nordo’s rhubarb pandowdy in a tiny cast-iron skillet.

From Seattle Times

The delightful dessert, a mini-rhubarb pandowdy, comes in a tiny cast-iron skillet.

From Seattle Times