A small flat cake made of chopped food like meat, fish, or vegetables, often fried; a variant spelling of 'patty.'
From Middle English pate, from Old French pate (small cake), possibly derived from Latin pasta (paste or dough).
The spelling 'pattie' is a variant used especially in Caribbean and South Asian cuisine (like beef patties), while 'patty' is more common in American English—showing how the same food gets slightly different spellings across English-speaking regions.
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