Meanings
patty1
plural patties
- AustraliaNew ZealandUSA flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape.
The cook fried the hamburger patty, then put it in a bun.
- Englandstrictly MLEA foolish or stupid person.
patty2
Patty3
alternative Pattie · alternative Patti
- A unisex given name.
- A diminutive of the female given name Patricia.
"That sounds like Aunt Isabel. They always called me Patricia there. Don't you think, papa, now that I'm getting so grown up, I ought to be called Patricia? Patty is such a baby name." "Patty is good enough for me," said Mr. Fairfield.
1904, Carolyn Wells, “Shopping”, in Patty at Home, New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead & Company, →OCLC, page 56 - rareA male given name, a diminutive of the male given name Patrick.
- rareA surname.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
patty · noun
- Frenchpâté“liver paste, pâté”
- Englishpatty
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.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἰσίκιον
- ἰσίκιον (isíkion)portion of ground meat or vegetarian equivalent
Bulgarian котле́т, пле́скавица
- котле́т (kotlét)portion of ground meat or vegetarian equivalent
- пле́скавица (pléskavica)portion of ground meat or vegetarian equivalent
- ба́ничка (bánička)pastry of various fillings
Chinese Cantonese 肉餅 /肉饼
- 肉餅 /肉饼 (juk⁶ beng²)portion of ground meat or vegetarian equivalent
Chinese Mandarin 肉餅 /肉饼
- 肉餅 /肉饼 (ròubǐng)portion of ground meat or vegetarian equivalent
Czech karbanátek, plněný bochánek
- karbanátekportion of ground meat or vegetarian equivalent
- plněný bochánekpastry of various fillings
Finnish pihvi, jauhelihapihvi
- pihviportion of ground meat or vegetarian equivalent
- jauhelihapihviportion of ground meat or vegetarian equivalent
- kasvispihviportion of ground meat or vegetarian equivalent
- pasteijapastry of various fillings
- piirakkapastry of various fillings
German Frikadelle, Bratling
- Frikadelleportion of ground meat or vegetarian equivalent
- Bratlingportion of ground meat or vegetarian equivalent
Greek μπιφτέκι
- μπιφτέκι (biftéki)portion of ground meat or vegetarian equivalent
Hebrew קְצִיצָה
- קְצִיצָה (k'tsitsá)portion of ground meat or vegetarian equivalent
Hindi पैटी
- पैटी (paiṭī)portion of ground meat or vegetarian equivalent
Hungarian fasírt
- fasírtportion of ground meat or vegetarian equivalent
Japanese パティ
- パティ (pati)portion of ground meat or vegetarian equivalent
Korean 패티
- 패티 (paeti)portion of ground meat or vegetarian equivalent
Latin isicium
- isiciumportion of ground meat or vegetarian equivalent
Māori kōpae (mītinaku)
- kōpae (mītinaku)portion of ground meat or vegetarian equivalent
Norwegian Bokmål kjøttkake, karbonade
- kjøttkakeportion of ground meat or vegetarian equivalent
- karbonadeportion of ground meat or vegetarian equivalent
- karbonadekakeportion of ground meat or vegetarian equivalent
- karbisportion of ground meat or vegetarian equivalent
- karmenadeportion of ground meat or vegetarian equivalent
- hamburgerportion of ground meat or vegetarian equivalent
Polish kotlet mielony, hamburger
- kotlet mielonyportion of ground meat or vegetarian equivalent
- hamburgerportion of ground meat or vegetarian equivalent
- ciasto z nadzieniempastry of various fillings
Portuguese pastel
- pastelpastry of various fillings
Russian котле́та
- котле́та (kotléta)portion of ground meat or vegetarian equivalent
Spanish empanadilla, tortita
- empanadillaportion of ground meat or vegetarian equivalent
- tortitaportion of ground meat or vegetarian equivalent
- hamburguesaportion of ground meat or vegetarian equivalent
- whopperportion of ground meat or vegetarian equivalent
Swedish biff
- biffportion of ground meat or vegetarian equivalent
Tagalog masilya
- masilyaportion of ground meat or vegetarian equivalent
Ukrainian котле́та
- котле́та (kotléta)portion of ground meat or vegetarian equivalent
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Cite this entry
patty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patty
“patty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patty. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “patty,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patty.
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