candy vs patty

candy and patty both are nouns.

candy is a verb but patty is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
candy	Yes	No	Yes	No
patty	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, patty is a hyponym of candy; that is, patty is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than candy:

candy: a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
patty: round flat candy

Other hyponyms of candy include candy bar, carob bar, hard candy, brandyball, bonbon, brittle, toffee, toffy, butterscotch, candy cane, candy corn, caramel, candyfloss, cotton candy, spun sugar, dragee, dragee, fondant, fudge, gumdrop, honey crisp, mint, mint candy, horehound, jelly bean, jelly egg, candy kiss, kiss, licorice, liquorice, Life Saver, all-day sucker, lollipop, sucker, lozenge, marshmallow, marchpane, marzipan, nougat, nougat bar, nut bar, peanut bar, popcorn ball, praline, rock candy, rock, rock candy, sugar candy, sugarplum, taffy, chocolate truffle, truffle, Turkish Delight, Easter egg.

candy (noun)	patty (noun)
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts	round flat candy
	small pie or pasty
	small flat mass of chopped or ground food

candy (verb)	patty (verb)
coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze

Difference between candy and patty

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