patty

noun

pat·​ty ˈpa-tē 

variants or less commonly pattie

plural patties

1

: a little pie

2

a

: a small flat cake of chopped food

a hamburger patty

b

: a small flat candy

a peppermint patty

3

: patty shell

Synonyms of patty

• cake
• cutlet

Examples of patty in a Sentence

the enticing aroma of sausage patties sizzling in the skillet

Recent Examples on the Web

While the patty is shaped to resemble a rack of ribs, USA Today reports that the sandwich actually includes little rib meat. —Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025

And the two even launched a YouTube livestream featuring the decades-old patty. —Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025

Hours later, after dodging cow patties the size of dinner plates and gaping holes leading to marmot burrows, the locations are chosen and the traps are set. —Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Nov. 2025

The smell of iconic island dishes like loco moco – a hamburger patty atop a pile of rice swathed in gravy – wafts through the air. —Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French pâté pâté

First Known Use

1660, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing patty

• patty-cake
• patty shell

Rhymes for patty

• batty
• catty
• chatty
• fatty
• natty
• pattie
• ratty
• tatty

Kids Definition

patty

noun

pat·​ty

variants also pattie

ˈpat-ē 

plural patties

1

: a little pie

2

: a small flat cake of chopped food

b

: a small flat candy