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)

1. 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:

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Noun

petit four m (plural petits fours)

1. petit four

Descendants

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