patty

¹ 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 ² American  

[pat-ee] / ˈpæt i /

noun

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

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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

Ironically, heavily processed and oddly shaped chicken patties, tenders and nuggets were popular so long as they claimed to contain 100% white meat.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

Within hours of launching the “Our Cow Angus” site in 2024, Angus had effectively sold out, slated to become 400 three-packs of hamburger patties for $35 each and four leather handbags for $1,200 each.

From The Wall Street Journal

Beyond Meat, the El Segundo pioneer of plant-based hamburger patties, saw its stock collapse this week after it finalized a deal to reduce its debt.

From Los Angeles Times

But she would eat the meat patties I had sent for myself, which had cheese and raisins and fat mixed in.

From Literature