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pattypan

pattypan noun: a pan used for baking patties.

Noun

pattypan (plural pattypans)

  1. A pan used for baking patties.
    • I heard the most uncommon and unaccountable noise that can be imagined. It was, in fact, occasioned by the clattering of tin pattypans and a Dutch oven against the sides of the panniers.1780, William Cowper, letter, 5 June
  2. (Canada, US) A small variety of squash with a scalloped rim and creamy white flesh; a pattypan squash.

Forms of pattypan

pluralpattypans
alternative formpattipan

Origin of pattypan

From patty + pan.

Phrases with pattypan

Questions about pattypan

What does pattypan mean?
Pattypan means a pan used for baking patties.
What part of speech is pattypan?
Pattypan is a noun.
What is the plural of pattypan?
The plural of pattypan is pattypans.

Words near pattypan in the dictionary

  1. patty melts
  2. patty shell
  3. patty shells
  4. patty-cake
  5. pattycake
  6. pattypan
  7. pattypan squash
  8. pattypans
  9. patté
  10. pattée
  11. patu

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