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

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

He makes half-pound patties and seasons them well; into each he presses a divot about a ½ inch deep.

From The Wall Street Journal