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 mushrooms in the patty give the burger an earthy flavor, and the lentils and oats provide a nice texture throughout. Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025 Staples like authentic Jamaican beef patties, curry powders, and fresh seasonings had to be shipped in from Houston or New York. Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2025 Even lean ground beef is considerably higher in fat than chicken though, at 10 g of fat in a 3-ounce patty compared to chicken's 3.57 g. Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 8 May 2025 There is no ground chicken patty involved in the sandwich. Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for patty
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Noun
  • Enjoy making this fluffy, delicious cake year-round by keeping some blueberries in your freezer.
    Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 31 May 2025
  • Walking With Dinosaurs Season 2 (PBS) 📺 9 pm The Playboy Murders Season 3 finale (Investigation Discovery) 📺 9 pm Super Mega Cakes (Food Network) Team Duff Goldman goes up against six teams of the country’s best cake artists over the course of four days — all at once.
    Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • For a more kid-friendly variation, use chicken tenderloins instead of chicken cutlets.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 9 May 2025
  • The weapon, which Ukrainian authorities say was manufactured by North Korea, had slammed into the balcony where, just days before, the family was grilling marinated pork cutlets to celebrate the 44th birthday of Mr. Polishchuk’s wife, Anna Polishchuk.
    Oleksandra Mykolyshyn, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025

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“Patty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patty. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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