Patty

¹ American  

[pat-ee] / ˈpæt i /

noun

1. a female given name, form of Patience or Patricia.

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patty ² American  

[pat-ee] / ˈpæt i /

noun

plural

patties

1. any item of food covered with dough, batter, etc., and fried or baked.

   oyster patties.

2. a thin, round piece of ground or minced food, as of meat or the like.

   a hamburger patty.

3. a thin, round piece, as of candy.

   peppermint patties.

4. a little pie; pasty.

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patty British  

/ ˈpætɪ /

noun

1. a small flattened cake of minced food

2. a small pie

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Etymology

Origin of patty

First recorded in 1700–10; alteration of pâté, conformed to English words with the suffix -y ²

Example Sentences

I suppose millions of dollars in the bank and another highly successful year for her lifestyle and wellness brand, Goop, makes being unbothered while making homemade lemongrass turkey sausage patties all the more simple.

From Salon

He was in the beef business and sold patties to McDonald’s.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

The team shaped the mixtures into small burger patties and baked them.

From Science Daily

The curried goat patties were a ten out of ten, elevated by a surprising mango chutney.

From Salon