pet·it four (p t  fôr, f r)n. pl. pe·tits fours or pet·it fours (p t fôrz, frz) A small, square-cut, frosted and decorated piece of pound cake or sponge cake. [French : petit, little + four, oven.] |
petit four [ˈpɛtɪ ˈfɔː (French) pəti fur]
n pl petits fours [ˈpɛtɪ ˈfɔːz (French) pəti fur]
(Cookery) any of various very small rich sweet cakes and biscuits, usually decorated with fancy icing, marzipan, etc.
[French, literally: little oven]
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| Noun | 1. | petit four - small (individual) frosted and ornamented cake cake - baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat |
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petit four
n pl <-s -s> → Petit Four nt
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