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 Salvadorian delicacy is a masa or cornmeal patty or dough cake that’s stuffed with fillings like meat, beans, cheese, and veggies. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2025 However, there were raw beef patties stored in the kitchen and burgers on the menu. Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 18 Apr. 2025 Cut individual burger patties and store them in a bag with a piece of parchment paper in between each one. Cody Godwin, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2025 However, her most enthusiastic recommendation is to explore the city's diverse food scene, particularly highlighting Jamaican patties as an essential item symbolizing Toronto's multicultural flavor. Kimberly Lyn, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for patty
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Noun
  • Starbucks released their limited-time menu for summer 2025 and there is one item that is the star of the show—a new cake pop flavor that fuses sweet summer flavor with childhood nostalgia.
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 20 May 2025
  • The cake pop features strawberry cream cake mixed with buttercream, dipped in a chocolatey icing and finished with a summer strawberry design.
    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 20 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 29 May. 2025.

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