パイ

ぱい
noun
pie; pastry
food
1. pie; pastry with a filling in a flaky or shortcrust shell
A baked dish with a pastry crust and sweet or savory filling, from English 'pie'. Also refers to the pastry dough itself (パイ生地). Common in compound names for specific pies and pastry products.
アップルパイ()
To bake an apple pie.
パイ生地(きじ)キッシュ(つく)
To make a quiche with pie pastry.
Using frozen puff pastry sheets, you can easily enjoy making pastry dishes.

Loanword from English 'pie'. Refers to both the whole pie dish and the pastry crust itself.

Compounds

  • アップルパイ — apple pie
  • ミートパイ — meat pie
  • パイ生地(きじ) — pie dough / pastry dough
  • パイシート — (frozen) puff pastry sheet
  • シュークリームパイ — cream puff pastry

Note: パイ also denotes the mathematical constant π (pi) in academic contexts, but the food meaning is far more common in everyday speech.