patty

pat·ty

P0119300 (păt′ē)n. pl. pat·ties 1. A small rounded, flattened cake of food, especially one made from ingredients that have been previously ground, chopped, or minced: a hamburger patty; a peppermint patty.2. A patty shell.3. A small pie; a pasty.

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[French pâté, pâté; see pâté.]

patty

(ˈpætɪ) n, pl -ties1. (Cookery) a small flattened cake of minced food2. (Cookery) a small pie[C18: from French pâté]

pat•ty

(ˈpæt i)

n., pl. -ties. 1. a thin, round piece of ground or minced food, as of meat or the like: a hamburger patty. 2. a thin, round piece, as of candy. 3. a little pie; pasty. [1700–10; alter. of pâté, conformed to E words with the suffix -y²]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	patty - small flat mass of chopped food cakedish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"fish cake, fish ball - a fried ball or patty of flaked fish and mashed potatoes
	2.	patty - small pie or pastypie - dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
	3.	patty - round flat candycandy, confect - a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nutspeppermint patty - a patty flavored with peppermint

Translations

bouchée à la reinevol-au-ventpasticcino