petit four

pet·it four

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pet-ee fawr, fohr]
- /ˈpɛt i fɔr, foʊr/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pet-ee fawr, fohr]
- /ˈpɛt i fɔr, foʊr/

Definitions of petit four words

noun plural petit four a small teacake, variously frosted and decorated. 1
countable noun petit four Petits fours are very small sweet cakes. They are sometimes served with coffee at the end of a meal. 0
noun petit four any of various very small rich sweet cakes and biscuits, usually decorated with fancy icing, marzipan, etc 0
noun petit four a small cake cut from spongecake, etc. in any of various shapes and decorated with icing 0

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Origin of petit four

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

1880-85; < French: literally, small oven

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Parts of speech for Petit four

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petit four popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

petit four usage trend in Literature

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