patty

¹

[ pat-ee ]

noun

, plural pat·ties.

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.

Patty

²

[ pat-ee ]

noun

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

patty

/ ˈpætɪ /

noun

1. a small flattened cake of minced food
2. a small pie

Word History and Origins

Origin of patty¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of patty¹

C18: from French pâté

Example Sentences

Patty spent the last two years of her life creating this support community.

From Time

Mud, they learned, is shaped into cookie-sized patties that are left in the sun to dry.

From Washington Post

McDonald’s, in turn, took Mandigo’s ideas and developed its own pork patty.

From Washington Post

Patty suspects their marriage was probably a mistake, but she carries on, believing her unhappiness is irrelevant.

From 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.

From MIT Technology Review

Patty Hearst's parents are separated, and he broods about which parent the girl will go to before her marriage.

From The Daily Beast

Sage and sausage patty came next, served between cumin scented Buttermilk biscuits and smothered in a black pepper country gravy.

From The Daily Beast

Bridging the world of The Patty Duke Show and Mary Tyler Moore, That Girl was a game changer.

From The Daily Beast

He uses a spatula to flatten the onions and the meat together, creating a broad circular patty with an uneven edge.

From The Daily Beast

On a high-temperature electric grill, a modest-size patty of fairly lean beef (90%) is cooked on one side and flipped.

From The Daily Beast

But when the luncheon came on the table Patty had lost all hunger.

From Project Gutenberg

"It can't be helped," murmured Patty, choking back the rising sob.

From Project Gutenberg

"Seventeen and a half," returned Patty with a little choke in her voice.

From Project Gutenberg

As they got out of the train Colonel Bingham turned to Patty.

From Project Gutenberg

Patty hung her head shamefacedly, and the smile left her lips.

From Project Gutenberg