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patty

patty

46 2.1
A small flat cake of ground meat or vegetables cooked to eat
  • noun
  • /ˈpæti/
translation icon : hamburguesa
  • You chop it then you push it into a patty.
  • beef patty

And then atop the chicken Patty is hash brown.

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Examples

  • Well, uh, why don't you run and fetch me a patty melt?

    Rebound (2005)

  • I really want to get a single Patty with Mayo and lettuce.

    iJustine

  • Not a bad little meat patty.

    Meet the Feebles (1989)

  • But what this is is it's a burger, but the Patty is completely vegetable based.

  • You can have short sausages, a large sausage Patty, and some chicken.

  • Or, season any ground meats, make it into a patty, and you have patty sausage.

    Blog text (18)

  • And I preseasoned these patties with a little bit of salt and pepper.

  • I put a hamburger patty on his plate, and beans and coleslaw.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • One popular brand adds A beet juice pigment that changes the patty's color as it cooks.

  • I ordered a delicious beef patty topped with grilled onions and cheese.

Synonyms

cake
vspatty
108 1.0

A small flat piece of food often made from fish or potato

is the general term for any small flat shaped food portion
beef patty
vspatty
3 1.6

A flat round piece of cooked ground beef used in burgers

is broader and applies to any food with the same small flat shape
chopped steak
vspatty
  • US
1 2.2

A flat piece of ground beef that is cooked and served as a main dish

is the broader term for any small flat mass of chopped or ground food
hamburger steak
vspatty
  • US
2.6

A cooked flat piece of ground beef served without a bun

is the general small flat food form not limited to beef or serving style
chopsteak
vspatty
  • US
3.7

A flat round patty of ground beef often served as a main dish

is the general small flat shape used for many foods not only beef
chop steak
vspatty
  • US
3.5

A flat piece of cooked ground beef served without a bun, often with gravy

is the general name for any small flat cooked serving across foods

Compounds

beef patty
3 1.6

A flat round piece of cooked ground beef used in burgers

peppermint patty
  • US
1 3.4

A small round chocolate with a soft mint filling

back-patty
  • Slang
9.9

A small private action of praising yourself for something you did

patty shell
  • US
6.1

A small hollow pastry case that holds savory or sweet fillings

patty-pan
  • US
9.8

A shallow baking dish for making small pies

How Flat

pancake
316 1.0
patty
46 2.1
dumpling
41 1.8
meatball
103 1.0

Surface Forms

patty singular
patties plural

Morphology

patty = pat (transparent) = pat + y

Formed from 'pat' (to press) plus the diminutive/denominal suffix '-y', indicating a small item that has been patted or pressed.

Etymology

Patty comes from an old French word for 'paste' or soft dough, and it was used for small cakes or lumps of food made from a mixture. So a meat patty is simply a small, flat 'paste' of meat pressed and cooked.