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patty

/ˈpæti/PA-tee
/ˈpæti/PA-tee

Meaninga pasty

Common meaning: flat portion of minced food

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchpasté‘a pasty’source
  2. Frenchmeaning shiftsa pasty → pie or pastepâté‘pie or paste’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftspie or paste → flat portion of minced foodpatty‘flat portion of minced food’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French pasté ‘a pasty’.

Roots

  • pasté Old French “a pasty”

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