variants
or less commonly pattie
plural patties
1
: a little pie
2
a
: a small flat cake of chopped food
a hamburger patty
b
: a small flat candy
a peppermint patty
3
Examples of patty in a Sentence
the enticing aroma of sausage patties sizzling in the skillet
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McDonald’s temporarily stopped selling Quarter Pounders in about one-fifth of its restaurants until testing ruled out beef patties as the E. coli source.
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Brenda Goodman, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
Test results released by the Colorado Department of Agriculture over the weekend ruled out McDonald’s beef patties as a possible source.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
The company has also ruled out Quarter Pounder patties as a potential source of the outbreak.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
McDonald’s Quarter Pounder beef patties not the source of E. coli outbreak, company says
No E. coli was detected in samples of beef patties used in McDonald’s Quarter Pounders that have been linked to a deadly outbreak, tests by the Colorado Agriculture Department found.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024
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Brenda Goodman, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
Test results released by the Colorado Department of Agriculture over the weekend ruled out McDonald’s beef patties as a possible source.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
The company has also ruled out Quarter Pounder patties as a potential source of the outbreak.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
McDonald’s Quarter Pounder beef patties not the source of E. coli outbreak, company says
No E. coli was detected in samples of beef patties used in McDonald’s Quarter Pounders that have been linked to a deadly outbreak, tests by the Colorado Agriculture Department found.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Patty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patty. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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patty
noun
pat·ty
variants
also pattie
plural patties
1
: a little pie
2
: a small flat cake of chopped food
b
: a small flat candy
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