variants
or less commonly pattie
plural patties
1
: a little pie
2
a
: a small flat cake of chopped food
a hamburger patty
b
: a small flat candy
a peppermint patty
3
Examples of patty in a Sentence
the enticing aroma of sausage patties sizzling in the skillet
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Fatburger: Fans can get the fast-food chain's Baby Fat burger, made with a 2.5-ounce patty, through June 30 at participating locations, or online at fatburger.com with code BABYFAT5.
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
The namesake Bad Boy Burger ($11.99) is two quarter-pound patties, bacon, American cheese, Swiss cheese, chili, lettuce, tomato, pickles, ketchup and mustard.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 7 Apr. 2025
Those violations included employees walking through sewage water to use the wait station, French toast mix made with raw eggs over a container of pickles, and salmon patties held at the wrong temperatures.
—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
The 50 West Soft Pretzel Double Cheeseburger uplifts the smash burger experience, stacking two patties, American cheese, and Funacho cheese, all cradled in a pretzel bun with crinkle-cut fries on the side.
—Nasha Smith, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
The namesake Bad Boy Burger ($11.99) is two quarter-pound patties, bacon, American cheese, Swiss cheese, chili, lettuce, tomato, pickles, ketchup and mustard.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 7 Apr. 2025
Those violations included employees walking through sewage water to use the wait station, French toast mix made with raw eggs over a container of pickles, and salmon patties held at the wrong temperatures.
—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
The 50 West Soft Pretzel Double Cheeseburger uplifts the smash burger experience, stacking two patties, American cheese, and Funacho cheese, all cradled in a pretzel bun with crinkle-cut fries on the side.
—Nasha Smith, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Patty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patty. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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patty
noun
pat·ty
variants
also pattie
plural patties
1
: a little pie
2
: a small flat cake of chopped food
b
: a small flat candy
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