Etymology

patty

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Today it means: A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape. Full definition →

French pâté
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patty · noun1

  1. French · derived frompâté“liver paste, pâté”
  2. English todaypatty

From earlier meaning "small pie" from pattipan (“something baked in a small pan”), from French pâté (“liver paste, pâté”), from pâte (“pastry, dough, paste, batter”) + -é. Doublet of pastie /pasty (“meat pie”), pate (“cheese portion”), and pâté (“finely-ground paste”) and related to pasta and paste.

Patty · proper noun2

From Pat + -y.

Words from the same roots

Frenchpâté all →

patepâté

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