a pan for making small flattened cakes of minced food
patty pan in American English
noun
a small pan for baking patties
Word origin
[1685–95]This word is first recorded in the period 1685–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: align, overlap, patchwork, protectorate, sterilize
Examples of 'patty pan' in a sentence
patty pan
Butter an 8-hole patty pan tin (or use muffin tins) and place in the freezer for 1 minute to set the butter.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Slice this sheet in to 12 squares and place each one in a small muffin tin or patty pan.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Elizabethan pastry cooks had specialist rolling pins and jagging irons, patty pans, long peels to put the pastry into the hot oven and pie dishes.