Patty vs. Paddy — What's the Difference?

A patty or burger (in British English) is a flattened, usually round, serving of ground meat and/or legumes, grains, vegetables, or meat alternatives. Patties are found in multiple cuisines throughout the world.

Used as a disparaging term for a person, especially a man, of Irish birth or ancestry.

A small rounded, flattened cake of food, especially one made from ingredients that have been previously ground, chopped, or minced

Rice, especially in the husk, whether gathered or still in the field.

A patty shell.

A specially irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown.

A small pie; a pasty.

Or unhusked rice, either before it is milled or as a crop to be harvested.

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

(countable) A paddy field, a rice paddy; an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown.

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

A fit of temper; a tantrum.

(England, strictly MLE) A foolish or stupid person.

A white person.

A little pie.

A labourer's assistant or workmate.

Small flat mass of chopped food

A drill used in boring wells, with cutters that expand on pressure.

Small pie or pasty

(obsolete) Low; mean; boorish; vagabond.

Round flat candy

Low; mean; boorish; vagabond.

A jocose or contemptuous name for an Irishman; - usually considered offensive.

Unhusked rice; - commonly so called in the East Indies.

(slur) a person of Irish descent

An irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown

Rice in the husk either gathered or still in the field