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pettitoes
[
pet
-ee-tohz
]
pet·ti·toes
/
ˈpɛt
iˌtoʊz
/
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[
pet
-ee-tohz
]
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plural
noun
1.
the feet of a pig, especially used as food.
2.
the human toes or feet, especially those of a child.
Origin:
1545–55;
plural of obsolete
pettytoe
offal <
Middle French
petite oye
giblets of a goose, equivalent to
petite
petite
+
oye
goose <
Late Latin
avica;
see
ocarina
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pettitoes
(ˈpɛtɪˌtəʊz)
—
pl n
pig's trotters, esp when used as food
[C16: from Old French
petite oie,
literally: little goose (giblets of a goose)]
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