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petit four

UK/ˈpɛti ˈfɔɹ/US/ˈpɛti ˈfɔɹ/

petit four noun: a small cake generally eaten at the end of a meal or served as part of a large buffet.

petit four: a small cake generally eaten at the end of a meal or served as part of a large buffet
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Noun

petit four (plural petits fours or petit fours)

  1. A small cake generally eaten at the end of a meal or served as part of a large buffet.

Forms of petit four

pluralpetits fours
pluralpetit fours
alternative formpetit-four

Origin of petit four

Unadapted borrowing from French petit four (literally “small oven”).

Questions about petit four

What does petit four mean?
Petit four means a small cake generally eaten at the end of a meal or served as part of a large buffet.
What part of speech is petit four?
Petit four is a noun.
How do you pronounce petit four?
Petit four is pronounced /ˈpɛti ˈfɔɹ/ (UK).
What is the plural of petit four?
The plural of petit four is petits fours.

Words near petit four in the dictionary

  1. Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen
  2. petit bourgeois
  3. Petit Canouan
  4. petit final
  5. petit finals
  6. petit four
  7. petit fours
  8. petit gateau
  9. petit gâteau
  10. petit juries
  11. petit jury

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