petit four
English
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Etymology
Borrowed from French petit four (literally “small oven”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
petit four (plural petits fours or petit fours)
- A small cake generally eaten at the end of a meal or served as part of a large buffet.
Further reading
petit four on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Pronunciation
Noun
petit four m (plural petits fours)
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- en:Cakes and pastries
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- fr:Cakes and pastries