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petit four
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pet·it four  (pt fôr, fr)
n. pl. pe·tits fours or pet·it fours (pt 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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.petit four - small (individual) frosted and ornamented cake
cake - baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat
Translations
petit four [ˌpetɪˈfɔː] Npastelito m de mazapán
petit four
n pl <-s -s> → Petit Four nt


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