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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From earlier meaning "small pie" from pattipan (“something baked in a small pan”), from French pâté (“paste, pâté”). Doublet of pasta and paste.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈpæti/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Homophones: paddy, Paddy (in accents with flapping)
- Rhymes: -æti
Noun[edit]
patty (plural patties)
- (US, Australia, New Zealand) 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.
- (Jamaica) A pastry with various fillings and spices baked inside a flaky shell, often tinted golden yellow with an egg yolk mixture or turmeric.
- (England, strictly MLE) A foolish or stupid person.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
portion of ground meat or vegetarian equivalent
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pastry of various fillings
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Etymology 2[edit]
Adjective[edit]
patty (not comparable)
- Alternative form of patté
- a cross patty
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Anagrams[edit]
Jamaican Creole[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
patty (plural patty dem, quantified patty)
- a Jamaican patty; a pastry that contains various fillings and spices baked inside a flaky shell, often tinted golden yellow with an egg yolk mixture or turmeric. (Jamaican pastry)
- Dis need 10 more dalla fi buy patty and juice.
- If you want a Jamaican patty and something to drink, you'll need ten dollars extra.
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Further reading[edit]
- Richard Allsopp, editor (1996), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 433
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