# tourtière

> English word · Noun · IPA /tʊɚˈtjɛɚ/

## Definitions
1. A type of traditional French-Canadian meat pie, usually made with pork.

## Etymology
From Canadian French tourtière, from a cooking vessel of the same name, from French tourte (“meat pie”). There is a common false etymology that it derives from the alternative meaning tourte (“passenger pigeon”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tourtiere