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pat·ty

(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.

[French pâté, pâté; see pâté.]

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patty

(ˈpætɪ)

n, pl -ties

1. (Cookery) a small flattened cake of minced food

2. (Cookery) a small pie

[C18: from French pâté]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

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]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

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Noun	1.	patty - small flat mass of chopped food cake dish - 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 pasty pie - dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
	3.	patty - round flat candy candy, confect - a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts peppermint patty - a patty flavored with peppermint

Translations

bouchée à la reinevol-au-vent

pasticcino

patty

[ˈpætɪ] N → empanada f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

patty

[ˈpæti] n

(mainly US) (= pie) → petite tourte f à la viande

(= raw beefburger) → steak m hachépatty pan n → petit moule m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

patty

n (esp US) → Pastetchen nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

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How those dear old days at Patty's Place come back when I'm talking to you, Anne!

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Two days ago Miss Patty wrote me a note asking me to call; and then she asked if I would take her gift to you.

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for I think you have a little cold, and Patty has been washing the kitchen.'`Oh!

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Trying out Beyond Burger myself after taking it home, I pan-seared the patty a few minutes each side.