petit four

  • 21petit four — /pet ee fawr , fohr /; Fr. /peuh tee foohrdd /, pl. petits fours /pet ee fawrz , fohrz /; Fr. /peuh tee foohrdd /. a small teacake, variously frosted and decorated. [1880 85; < F: lit., small oven] * * * …

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  • 22petit four — noun /ˈpɛti ˈfɔr,ˈpɛti ˈfɔr/ A small cake generally eaten at the end of a meal or served as part of a large buffet …

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  • 23petit four — small cakes, finger sized cakes …

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  • 24petit four —    (peu tee FOOR) [French: small oven] A bite size square tea cake that has been frosted and decorated …

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  • 25petit four — [ˌpətɪ fɔ:, ˌpɛtɪ] noun (plural petits fours fɔ:z) a very small fancy cake, biscuit, or sweet. Origin Fr., lit. little oven …

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  • 26petit four — noun (C) French a small sweet cake or biscuit served with coffee …

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  • 27petit four — /pɛti ˈfɔ/ (say petee faw) noun (plural petits fours /pɛti ˈfɔz/ (say petee fawz)) a dainty, small, iced cake. {French: literally, little oven} …

  • 28petit-four — петифур …

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  • 29four — [ fur ] n. m. • forn 1080; lat. furnus 1 ♦ Ouvrage de maçonnerie généralement voûté, de forme circulaire, muni d une ouverture par devant, et où l on fait cuire le pain, la pâtisserie, etc. Four de boulanger. Four à pizza. Bouche, gueule d un&#8230; …

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  • 30petit — petit, ite [ p(ə)ti, it ] adj., n. et adv. • 980 « jeune »; lat. pop. °pittittus, d un rad. expressif °pitt ;cf. bas lat. pitinnus « petit garçon » I ♦ Dans l ordre physique (quantité mesurable) A ♦ Adj. 1 ♦ (Êtres vivants) Dont la hauteur, la&#8230; …

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