petit four

English

Alternative forms

petit-four

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛti ˈfɔɹ/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛti ˈfɔɹ/

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.

Translations

small cake at the end of a meal

Finnish: pikkumakea, petit four
French: petit four (fr) m
Greek: πτιφούρ (el) n (ptifoúr)
Polish: ptifurki (pl) nvir

Further reading

petit four on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pə.ti fuʁ/
Audio (file)

Noun

petit four m (plural petits fours)

petit four

Descendants

→ Greek: πτιφούρ (ptifoúr)
→⇒ Polish: ptifurki

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