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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

torta pequena

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈtoɾ.tɐ peˈke.nɐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pielet/ˈpaɪ.lɛt/
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Ela fez uma torta pequena recheada com frango."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A small, individual-sized pie, typically baked in a single portion.

    "The bakery specializes in sweet and savory pielets filled with seasonal fruit and spiced meats."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from English 'pie' combined with the diminutive suffix '-let', originating in contemporary culinary contexts during the late 20th century. The term creatively applies the diminutive form to denote a smaller, individual-sized version of a traditional baked pie.

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