: baked in a deep dish
a deep-dish pizza
especially : baked in a deep dish with usually a fruit filling and no bottom crust

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Coat a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate with cooking spray. Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 22 June 2025 Grease a 10-inch cast-iron skillet or deep-dish pie dish with the butter. The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025 Pizzas come in two styles: Traditional artisan or Detroit-style (which are square and deep-dish). Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 4 June 2025 Rosati’s in Waxhaw closed April 1, leaving Charlotte without a spot to get Chicago-style deep-dish pizza. Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for deep-dish

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First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of deep-dish was in 1883

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“Deep-dish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deep-dish. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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deep-dish

adjective
-ˌdish
: baked in a deep dish
a deep-dish pizza
especially : baked in a deep dish with usually a fruit filling and no bottom crust
a deep-dish apple pie
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