🇬🇧 Mince pie meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A mince pie is a small, round pie traditionally eaten in the UK during Christmas. Despite the name, it doesn’t have meat in it anymore! Instead, it’s filled with mincemeat, which is a sweet mix of dried fruits, spices, and sometimes a splash of brandy or juice.

Grandma’s mince pies are magical — they disappear in five seconds.

I tried to share my mince pie. My mouth said “no.”

I thought a mince pie had meat, so I added ketchup. Grandma screamed.

Mum baked 24 mince pies. I blinked and now there are only crumbs.

Hundreds of years ago, mince pies actually had meat in them—like lamb or beef—mixed with fruit and spices.

Grandmother set a tray with a mince pie and another mince pie. Tom lifted the cover and saw a small mince pie, sugar dusting, fruit peeking, steam and spice scent. He broke the crust; a warm mince pie showed sticky dried fruit and cinnamon. He tasted a second mince pie, smiled, and hugged his coat, satisfied.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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