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petit four

/ˈpɛti ˈfɔɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English

Syllables
pe-tit -four
IPA
/ˈpɛti ˈfɔɹ/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small cake generally eaten at the end of a meal or served as part of a large buffet.

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpɛti ˈfɔɹ/
  • British English: /ˈpɛti ˈfɔɹ/

Inflected Forms

petits fours (plural) petit fours (plural) petit-four (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce petit four?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɛti ˈfɔɹ/.
What does petit four mean?
A small cake generally eaten at the end of a meal or served as part of a large buffet.
Where does petit four come from?
Unadapted borrowing from French petit four (literally “small oven”).

How to pronounce petit four

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