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Patty

name
/ˈpæti/

Etymology

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. Doublet of pastie /pasty (“meat pie”), pate (“cheese portion”), and pâté (“finely-ground paste”) and related to pasta and paste.

  1. derived from pâté — “liver paste, pâté”

Definitions

  1. A unisex given name.

  2. A diminutive of the female given name Patricia.

    • "That sounds like Aunt Isabel. They always called me Patricia there. Don't you think, papa, now that I'm getting so grown up, I ought to be called Patricia? Patty is such a baby name." "Patty is good enough for me," said Mr. Fairfield.

  3. A male given name, a diminutive of the male given name Patrick.

  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. A surname.

    2. A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but…

      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.

    3. A pastry with various fillings and spices baked inside a flaky shell, often tinted golden…

      A pastry with various fillings and spices baked inside a flaky shell, often tinted golden yellow with an egg yolk mixture or turmeric.

    4. A foolish or stupid person.

    5. Alternative form of patté.

      • a cross patty

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Derived

cow patty, Jamaican patty, patty cake, patty case, patty iron, patty melt, pattypan, patty shell, Peppermint Patty, York Peppermint Pattie

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA