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petit four

[ pet-ee fawr, fohr; French puh-tee foor ]

noun

, plural pet·its fours [pet, -ee , fawrz, fohrz, p, uh, -tee , foor], pet·it fours.
  1. a small teacake, variously frosted and decorated.

petit four

/ ˈpɛtɪ ˈfɔː; pəti fur /

noun

  1. any of various very small rich sweet cakes and biscuits, usually decorated with fancy icing, marzipan, etc

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Word History and Origins

Origin of petit four1

1880–85; < French: literally, small oven

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Word History and Origins

Origin of petit four1

French, literally: little oven

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