tourtière

or tour·tiere

[ toor-tyair ]

noun

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

tourtière

/ ˌtuːrtɪˈɛə; turtjɛr /

noun

1. a type of meat pie

Word History and Origins

Origin of tourtière¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of tourtière¹

from French

Example Sentences

In some homes, ham is the preferred protein; in others, tourtière, a Canadian pastry pie filled with meat and potatoes.

From Salon

She passes the days doing puzzles, baking Quebecois dishes like Tourtière, or meat pies, and going for long walks.

From New York Times

She remembered her grandmother’s tourtiere, a French Canadian meat pie, as a staple of their holiday tables.

From Washington Post

Their diet incorporated indigenous-style buffalo fat as well as tourtière, a hearty Quebecois pie.

From Economist

Well, there's also the occasional step-by-step, which is a nice thing when you're instructed to assemble, say, a seafood tourtiere.

From Los Angeles Times