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 McDonald’s announced Sunday that Quarter Pounders will again be on its menu at hundreds of its restaurants after testing ruled out beef patties as the source of the outbreak of E. coli poisoning tied to the popular burgers that killed one person and sickened at least 75 others across 13 states. Sarah Parvini, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024 While health agencies are still making a definitive identification, it is believed that the raw slivered onions served atop the burgers are the culprit and not the beef patties themselves. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024 Health authorities have cleared the chain’s fresh beef patties as the source of the outbreak, and the investigation has zeroed in on the slivered onions that are included in the menu item. Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024 Beef patties used in the Quarter Pounder were not found to have evidence of E. coli, according to the Colorado Department of Agriculture. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 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 Nov. 2024.

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