: 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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Comprised of one large deep-dish pizza and your choice of three pounds of boneless chicken wings or 30 bone-in chicken wings, the offer is available for pickup and delivery only with orders placed via BJ's website or mobile app. Perri Ormont Blumberg, FOXNews.com, 7 Feb. 2026 The menu also includes deep-dish, pastas, sandwiches, appetizers, wings, salads and soup, as well as an extensive beer lineup. Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 6 Feb. 2026 Each week, 250 pounds of dough gets hand-stretched to make everything from deep-dish to Detroit- and New York-style pies. Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 23 Jan. 2026 When the Chicago deep-dish spot opened 12 years ago, owners Gary Bougie and his wife, Keri, partnered with Kowalski’s. Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 20 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for deep-dish

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First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

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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 25 Feb. 2026.

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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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