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petit pois

petit pois noun: a type of small pea.

Noun

petit pois (plural petits pois)

  1. A type of small pea.

Forms of petit pois

pluralpetits pois

Origin of petit pois

Borrowed from French petit pois (literally “little pea”).

Questions about petit pois

What does petit pois mean?
Petit pois means a type of small pea.
What part of speech is petit pois?
Petit pois is a noun.
What is the plural of petit pois?
The plural of petit pois is petits pois.

Words near petit pois in the dictionary

  1. petit larcenies
  2. petit larceny
  3. petit mal
  4. petit maître
  5. Petit Nevis
  6. petit pois
  7. petit pâté
  8. Petit Saint Vincent
  9. petit sergeanty
  10. petit serjeanty
  11. petit souper

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