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tourtière

American  
[toor-tyair] / tʊərˈtyɛər /
Or tourtiere

noun

  1. a Canadian, especially French Canadian, pastry-covered pie containing minced pork or other chopped meat and various chopped vegetables.

tourtière British  
/ ˌtuːrtɪˈɛə, turtjɛr /

noun

  1. a type of meat pie

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Etymology

Origin of tourtière

1950–55; < Canadian French; French: plate for tarts, equivalent to tourte tart ( torte ) + -ière, feminine of -ier -ier 2; boutonniere

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