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 Learn how to make onion patties, and try them for dinner or as a special appetizer. Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2025 Chicken liver patties, fish, rice and cabbage filling were being cooled using unsafe methods, the report said. Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 10 Jan. 2025 For the second year in a row, hashbrown patties come in first place for breakfast foods in the Trader Joe's Customer Choice Awards. Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Jan. 2025 The patties need 2 hours of chilling before grilling. Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for patty

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“Patty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patty. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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