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Definition of patty noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

patty

noun
 
/ˈpæti/
 
/ˈpæti/
(plural patties)
(especially North American English)
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  1. meat, fish, etc. cut into very small pieces and formed into a small round flat shape
    • a hamburger patty
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPatty is used after these nouns:
    • beef
    • cow
    • meat
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    Word Originmid 17th cent.: alteration of French pâté, by association with pasty1.
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