round flat candy
"She dipped the chocolate patty into warm caramel before placing it in her mouth."
A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape.
"She grilled a beef patty on the barbecue while waiting for her burger toppings to arrive."
In plain English: A patty is a small, flat piece of food that has been pressed into shape and usually cooked on a grill or pan.
"We grilled cheeseburgers with beef patties for dinner last night."
Usage: The term patty specifically refers to the food item itself and should not be used as a verb meaning "to flatten." While often associated with burgers, the word applies equally to vegetarian alternatives like veggie patties.
A female given name, a diminutive of the female given name Patricia.
"Patty decided to surprise her grandmother on Patty's Day by baking her favorite cake."
The word patty originally meant "small pie" or something baked in a small pan, derived from the French words for pastry dough and liver paste. It entered English as a doublet of pasty and pate, sharing roots with other food terms like pasta and paste.