variants also pattie
as in cake
a small usually rounded mass of minced food that has been fried the enticing aroma of sausage patties sizzling in the skillet

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Recent Examples of patty The dish is accompanied by musubi rice patties, infused with edamame and finished with a delicate topping of red and black caviar, eel sauce and wasabi aioli. Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2024 Testing by the Colorado Department of Agriculture ruled out beef patties as the source of the outbreak, McDonald’s said. Sarah Parvini, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024 Form the portions into square patties 2 inches wide and 1 inch thick. Lynn Derrick and Janelle Weaver, Saveur, 27 Nov. 2024 Big Boy’s classic burger features two beef patties, on a sesame seed bun with American cheese. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for patty 

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“Patty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patty. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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