different between patty vs pawty

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French pâté. Doublet of pasta and paste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pæti/
• Homophones: paddy, Paddy (in accents with flapping)
• Rhymes: -æti

Noun

patty (plural patties)

1. (US, Australia, New Zealand) A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape.

2. (Jamaican) A pastry with various fillings and spices baked inside a flaky shell, often tinted golden yellow with an egg yolk mixture or turmeric.

Derived terms

• cow patty
• Jamaican patty
• patty case
• patty shell
• Peppermint Patty
• York Peppermint Pattie

Translations

See also

• meatball
• rissole

Anagrams

• Pyatt

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pat?/
• Hyphenation: pa?tty

Noun

patty (plural: patty dem, quantified: patty)

1. a Jamaican patty; a pastry that contains various fillings and spices baked inside a flaky shell, often tinted golden yellow with an egg yolk mixture or turmeric. (Jamaican pastry)

See also

• coco bread

Further reading

• Richard Allsopp (main editor), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, 2003 (reprint by The University of the West Indies Press, originally 1996 by Oxford University Press), ISBN 9789766401450 (originally ISBN-10: 976-640-145-4), page 433

English

Noun

pawty (plural pawties)

1. Pronunciation spelling of party.