any item of food covered with dough, batter, etc., and fried or baked.
oyster patties.
a thin, round piece of ground or minced food, as of meat or the like.
a hamburger patty.
a thin, round piece, as of candy.
peppermint patties.
a little pie; pasty.
a small flattened cake of minced food
a small pie
First recorded in 1700–10; alteration of pâté, conformed to English words with the suffix -y 2
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Allman’s cameos on the show include unglamorous moments like renting out pressure washers or squeezing blood from a raw venison patty and cooking it in cream sauce for dinner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
So there’s generally good profit in adding extra beef, since the only add-on cost to the restaurant is the patty itself, and that can be passed on to the consumer.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 30, 2026
For chef David Chang, that moment is a diner patty melt — and the cheese that makes it sing is, without question, American.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2025
On our road trip we stopped at a Wendy’s in Mississippi and I realized the Light Phone III is quite close in shape and size to a Dave’s Single patty.
From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2025
The patty melt has been pushed aside in favor of the herb-encrusted medallions of baby artichoke hearts, which never leave me thinking, Oh, right, those!
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
Judges Patty Schwartz and Cheryl Ann Krause wrote incandescent dissents focusing on something that’s been driving you and me crazy for years: this “common use” test.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
Sen. Patty Murray, a Washington Democrat, called for a congressional investigation.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
“It is some of the most elite power I’ve ever seen from a young player,” Oklahoma head coach Patty Gasso said of Wells.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
Thailand's Patty Tavatanakit began the day five shots adrift in second but was unable to reduce the deficit, having also ended her tournament with a two-under-par 70.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026
Patty jumped up and gave him five as well.
From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds
In March, it rolled out Big Arch—a limited-time, large-format burger that features two quarter-pound beef patties, white cheddar cheese, crispy onions, pickles, and a tangy new sauce on a toasted sesame-poppy seed bun.
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
The Oscars ceremonies are long, and he must have been hungry, because looking at photos, Jordan appears to have ordered the 3x3 burger - three beef patties and three slices of cheese.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
“It’s above market rate,” he said of the price for the patties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
It was the 1950s, and his family owned a small meat wholesaler called the Butcher Boy that sold patties to local restaurants, including one of the first operating McDonald’s, a location in San Bernardino.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2025
Thirty-five huge patties of hamburger already cooked and wrapped in tinfoil.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
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