KEY LIME PIE


Meaning of KEY LIME PIE in English

n [ C , U ]

a light US pie made with the juice and skin of limes (= green fruit like lemons). It also contains sugar, beaten egg whites and sweet condensed (= thick) milk. The pie was first made in Key West , Florida , which has a well-known shop called The Key West Key Lime Shoppe.

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.