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patty.

A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpæti/
  1. A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape.

    Australia · New-Zealand · US
    The cook fried the hamburger patty, then put it in a bun.
  2. A pastry with various fillings and spices baked inside a flaky shell, often tinted golden yellow with an egg yolk mixture or turmeric.

    Jamaica
  3. A foolish or stupid person.

    England
Where this word 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.

adj
  1. Alternative form of patté.

    alt-of · alternative · not-comparable
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