patty

Meaning

1. A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape.
2. A pastry with various fillings and spices baked inside a flaky shell, often tinted golden yellow with an egg yolk mixture or turmeric.
3. A foolish or stupid person.

pasty

koldun

small pie

Scotch kiss

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpæti/

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.

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