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Patty^¹

/ˈpæti/

Rhymes with -æti

proper noun Pattie · Patti

A unisex given name.
A diminutive of the female given name Patricia. "That sounds like Aunt Isabel. They always called me Patricia there. Don't you think, papa, now that I'm getting so grown up, I ought to be called Patricia? Patty is such a baby name." "Patty is good enough for me," said Mr. Fairfield.
rare A male given name, a diminutive of the male given name Patrick.
rare A surname.

patty^²

/ˈpæti/

Sounds like paddy, Paddy (in accents with flapping) · Rhymes with -æti

Where it comes from

From earlier meaning "small pie" from pattipan (“something baked in a small pan”), from French pâté (“liver paste, pâté”), from pâte (“pastry, dough, paste, batter”) + -é. Doublet of pastie /pasty (“meat pie”), pate (“cheese portion”), and pâté (“finely-ground paste”) and related to pasta and paste.

noun patties

Australia, New Zealand, US A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape. The cook fried the hamburger patty, then put it in a bun.
Jamaica A pastry with various fillings and spices baked inside a flaky shell, often tinted golden yellow with an egg yolk mixture or turmeric.
England A foolish or stupid person.

patty^³

adjective

alternative, not comparable Alternative form of patté a cross patty

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: cake, patti, bhatti, jo, pie, paddy, horny, night, hello, patey, beefburger, steakburger, slider, burger, hamburger, galette

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noun portion of ground meat or vegetarian equivalent

Español	empanadilla, tortita, hamburguesa, whopper
한국어	패티 paeti
日本語	パティ pati
中文	肉餅 /肉饼 ròubǐng
हिन्दी	पैटी paiṭī
Deutsch	Frikadelle, Bratling
Ελληνικά	μπιφτέκι biftéki
Русский	котле́та kotléta
עברית	קְצִיצָה k'tsitsá

noun pastry of various fillings

Português	pastel

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@misc{patty_2026,
  title = {patty},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/patty},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}