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 The patties are made with a proprietary blend of dry-aged beef and other meat trimmings by Avril-Bleh Meat Market, which opened in 1894 on Court Street, Downtown. Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2026 Nowadays, a McDonald’s Big Breakfast (which includes scrambled eggs, a hash brown patty, sausage patty and a biscuit) goes for $7. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2026 The beef patty is topped with American cheese and onions, tomato, pickles, and lettuce. Richard Guzman, Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026 Closed This casual restaurant is known for its customizable burgers made with never-frozen beef patties. Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 28 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for patty
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Noun
  • Nugent plans to start by ramping up bread production before focusing on adding more sweet things like chocolate slabs, pastries and celebration cakes to the menu.
    Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The artist, then a girl, bit down on a slice of her Aunt Nelly’s cake, only to hit an old silver sixpence bearing an illustration of the extinct species.
    Tom Page, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Some of the most popular dishes are chicken cutlets, sausage and peppers, meatballs, penne, beef stew and the deep dish, Sicilian pizza.
    Sarah Kyrcz, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The restaurant’s chicken cutlets call for lamb fat, pork fat or pork belly to help add moisture and flavor to the ground chicken.
    Restaurant Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026

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“Patty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patty. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.

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