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English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]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.[1] Doublet of pastie/pasty (“meat pie”), pate (“cheese portion”), and pâté (“finely-ground paste”) and related to pasta and paste.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈpæti/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Homophones: paddy, Paddy (in accents with flapping)
- Rhymes: -æti
Noun
[edit]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.
- (England, strictly MLE) A foolish or stupid person.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]portion of ground meat or vegetarian equivalent
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pastry of various fillings
See also
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Adjective
[edit]patty (not comparable)
- Alternative form of patté
- a cross patty
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “patty (n.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams
[edit]Jamaican Creole
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Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]patty (plural patty 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
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Richard Allsopp, editor (1996), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 433
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