Etymology

pattypan

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Today it means: A pan used for baking patties. Full definition →

First used 17th c.
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The story

From patty + pan.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 17th c. A pan used for baking patties.
  • from 19th c. A small variety of squash with a scalloped rim and creamy white flesh; a pattypan squash.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.