"petit four" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɛti ˈfɔɹ/ [UK], /ˈpɛti ˈfɔɹ/ [US] Forms: petits fours [plural], petit fours [plural]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French petit four (literally “small oven”). Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|fr|petit four|lit=small oven}} Unadapted borrowing from French petit four (literally “small oven”) Head templates: {{en-noun|petits fours|s|nolinkhead=1}} petit four (plural petits fours or petit fours)
  1. A small cake generally eaten at the end of a meal or served as part of a large buffet. Categories (topical): Cakes and pastries Synonyms: petit-four Translations (small cake at the end of a meal): pikkumakea (Finnish), petit four (Finnish), petit four [masculine] (French), πτιφούρ (ptifoúr) [neuter] (Greek), ptifurki [nonvirile] (Polish)

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