patty

Meanings

Plural: patties

Noun

small flat mass of chopped food
small pie or pasty
round flat candy
A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape.
A pastry with various fillings and spices baked inside a flaky shell, often tinted golden yellow with an egg yolk mixture or turmeric.
A foolish or stupid person.

Adj

Alternative form of patté.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

cake

Scrabble Score: 10

patty is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
patty is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
patty is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

patty is a valid Words With Friends word