patty
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i 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.
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| —n , pl -ties | |
| 1. | a small flattened cake of minced food |
| 2. | a small pie |
| [C18: from French | |
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Word Origin & History
patty
1694, in patti-pan "something baked in a small pan," from Fr. pâté, from O.Fr. paste (see paste (n.)).
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Example sentences
The patty is charred on the outside and rosy pink from edge to edge.
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