Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

petit pois

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables: pe-tit pois
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of small pea.

Etymology

Borrowed from French petit pois (literally “little pea”).

Inflected Forms

petits pois (plural)

Questions

What does petit pois mean?: A type of small pea.
Where does petit pois come from?: Borrowed from French petit pois (literally “little pea”).

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