patty
noun/ˈpæti/
Etymology 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.
1
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.
2
Jamaica A pastry with various fillings and spices baked inside a flaky shell, often tinted golden yellow with an egg yolk mixture or turmeric.
3
England A foolish or stupid person.
- Derived terms
- cow patty, Jamaican patty, patty cake, patty case, patty iron, patty melt, pattypan, patty shell, Peppermint Patty, York Peppermint Pattie