/pat"ee/ , n. , pl. patties .
1. any item of food covered with dough, batter, etc., and fried or baked: oyster patties.
2. a thin, round piece of ground or minced food, as of meat or the like: a hamburger patty.
3. a thin, round piece, as of candy: peppermint patties.
4. a little pie; pasty.
[ 1700-10; alter. of PÂTÉ, conformed to E words with the suffix -Y 2 ]