patty

[ pat-ee ]

/ ˈpæt i /

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noun, plural pat·ties.

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.

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Origin of patty

First recorded in 1700–10; alteration of pâté, conformed to English words with the suffix -y²

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH patty

paddy, patty

Words nearby patty

Patterson, patter song, Patti, Patton, Patton, George, patty, patty-cake, patty pan, pattypan squash, patty shell, patu

Other definitions for patty (2 of 2)

Patty

[ pat-ee ]

/ ˈpæt i /

noun

a female given name, form of Patience or Patricia.

How to use patty in a sentence

Patty spent the last two years of her life creating this support community.
Picking Up the Pieces of Us|Susanna Schrobsdorff|January 10, 2021|Time
Mud, they learned, is shaped into cookie-sized patties that are left in the sun to dry.
Need a last-minute gift? How about a camel? A different kind of year has groups hoping shoppers will turn to a different kind of giving.|Theresa Vargas|December 16, 2020|Washington Post
McDonald’s, in turn, took Mandigo’s ideas and developed its own pork patty.
The McRib is back at McDonald’s, and after a taste, I still don’t get its cult appeal|Tim Carman|December 3, 2020|Washington Post
Patty suspects their marriage was probably a mistake, but she carries on, believing her unhappiness is irrelevant.
Simon Han’s ‘Nights When Nothing Happened’ is a poignant study of the immigrant experience|Ron Charles|November 30, 2020|Washington Post

Because for us to succeed, it’s not just that we need to throw things together in the form factor of a burger patty.
Would you like “milk” with that Impossible burger?|James Temple|October 20, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Patty Hearst's parents are separated, and he broods about which parent the girl will go to before her marriage.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sage and sausage patty came next, served between cumin scented Buttermilk biscuits and smothered in a black pepper country gravy.
Dinner at Nitehawk Cinema: ‘Christmas Vacation’ and a Beer in a Pear Tree|Rich Goldstein|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Bridging the world of The Patty Duke Show and Mary Tyler Moore, That Girl was a game changer.
Comedians and Feminism Getting Laughs|Agunda Okeyo|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He uses a spatula to flatten the onions and the meat together, creating a broad circular patty with an uneven edge.
The Most American Pit Stop in the U.S.A.|Jane & Michael Stern|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On a high-temperature electric grill, a modest-size patty of fairly lean beef (90%) is cooked on one side and flipped.
The Real Cheeseburger Paradise|Jane & Michael Stern|June 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But when the luncheon came on the table Patty had lost all hunger.
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"It can't be helped," murmured Patty, choking back the rising sob.
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"Seventeen and a half," returned Patty with a little choke in her voice.
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As they got out of the train Colonel Bingham turned to Patty.
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Patty hung her head shamefacedly, and the smile left her lips.
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British Dictionary definitions for patty

patty

/ (ˈpætɪ) /

noun plural -ties

a small flattened cake of minced food

a small pie

Word Origin for patty

C18: from French pâté

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