patty-cake

patty-cake
or pat-a-cake noun Etymology: from the opening words of the rhyme Date: 1889 a game in which two participants (as mother and child) clap their hands together to the rhythm of an accompanying nursery rhyme

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  • patty-cake — [pat′ē kāk΄] n. [< earlier sp. pat a cake] 1. the opening words of a nursery rhyme 2. a game played by clapping the hands in rhythm to this rhyme …   English World dictionary

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  • patty cake — noun a clapping game, played while reciting a rhyme …   Wiktionary

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  • patty — ► NOUN (pl. patties) 1) N. Amer. a small flat cake of minced food, especially meat. 2) a small pie or pasty. ORIGIN alteration of French pâté …   English terms dictionary

  • patty — [pat′ē] n. pl. patties [Fr pâté: see PÂTÉ] 1. a small pie, esp. a meat pie 2. a small, flat cake of ground meat, fish, etc., usually fried 3. any disk shaped piece, as of candy …   English World dictionary

  • Cake (disambiguation) — A cake is a form of food that is usually sweet and often baked.Cake may also refer to: * other savory foodstuffs pressed or formed into a small patty, such as fishcake, potato cake, crab cake or turnover. * a small block of soap, rosin or ice *… …   Wikipedia

  • patty — also pattie noun (plural patties) Etymology: French pâté pâté Date: 1710 1. a little pie 2. a. a small flat cake of chopped food < a hamburger patty > b. a small flat candy < a peppermint patty > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • patty — noun (plural patties) 1》 a small flat cake of minced food, especially meat. 2》 a small pie or pasty. 3》 N. Amer. a thin circular chocolate covered peppermint sweet. Origin C17: alt. of Fr. pâté, by assoc. with pasty1 …   English new terms dictionary

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