Patty vs Pastie - What's the difference?
patty | pastie |
A diminutive of the female given name Patricia.
* 1904 , Patty at Home , BiblioBazaar,LLC, 2007, ISBN 1434621162, page 36:
A type of seasoned meat pie, usually of a semicircular or distinctive shape.
(Northern Ireland) A circular, battered and deep-fried meat pie usually consisting of minced pork, onion, potato and seasoning and served in a bap or with chips. A peculiarity of Northern Irish "chippy" cuisine, rarely (if ever) seen outside the area.
As nouns the difference between patty and pastie
is that patty is a flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape while pastie is an item worn by strippers to conceal the nipples or pastie can be a type of seasoned meat pie, usually of a semicircular or distinctive shape.patty
English
Proper noun
(en proper noun)- "That sounds like Aunt Isabel. They always call me Patricia there. Don't you think, papa, now that I'm getting so grown up, I ought to be called Patricia? Patty is such a baby name."
- "Patty is good enough for me," said Mr. Fairfield.