patty

noun

ˈpa-tē How to pronounce patty (audio)
variants also pattie
Definition of pattynext
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 After its win for a Angus smash patty with American cheese, bacon jam, grilled onions and Cowy sauce, owners Guillermo Felipe, Carlos Reveron and Daniel Machicao were able to open the first standalone Cowy Burger in Wynwood. — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2025 Get the recipe > Pimento Cheese Burgers Skip the ketchup and mustard and slather your burger patties with pimento cheese instead. — Saveur Editors, Saveur, 5 Feb. 2025 The company reckons that's enough for 22 burger patties or eight whole chickens. — New Atlas, 4 Feb. 2025 Hamburger patties are made from 100% American beef, with whole chucks boned and ground by In-N-Out’s butchers. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 28 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for patty

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