patty
See also: Patty
English
Etymology 1
From earlier meaning "small pie" from pattipan (“something baked in a small pan”), from French pâté (“paste, pâté”). Doublet of pasta and paste.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpæti/
Audio (UK) (file) - Homophones: paddy, Paddy (in accents with flapping)
- Rhymes: -æti
Noun
patty (plural patties)
- (US, Australia, New Zealand) 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.
Derived terms
- cow patty
- Jamaican patty
- patty case
- patty shell
- Peppermint Patty
- York Peppermint Pattie
Translations
portion of ground meat or vegetarian equivalent
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pastry of various fillings
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See also
- meatball
- rissole
Adjective
patty (not comparable)
- Alternative form of patté
- a cross patty
Anagrams
- Pyatt
Jamaican Creole
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpatɪ/
- Hyphenation: pa‧tty
Noun
patty (plural: patty dem or pattys dem, quantified: patty)
- a Jamaican patty; a pastry that contains various fillings and spices baked inside a flaky shell, often tinted golden yellow with an egg yolk mixture or turmeric. (Jamaican pastry)
- Dis need 10 more dalla fi buy patty and juice.
- If you want a Jamaican patty and something to drink, you'll need ten dollars extra.
See also
- coco bread
Further reading
- Richard Allsopp, editor, Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, 1996 (2003 printing), →ISBN, page 433