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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PETIT FOUR

French, literally: little oven.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PETIT FOUR

petit four  [ˈpɛtɪ ˈfɔː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PETIT FOUR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Petit four is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PETIT FOUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

petit four

Petit four

A petit four is a small confectionery or savoury appetizer. The name is French, petit four, meaning "small oven".

Definition of petit four in the English dictionary

The definition of petit four in the dictionary is any of various very small rich sweet cakes and biscuits, usually decorated with fancy icing, marzipan, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PETIT FOUR


afore
əˈfɔː
before
bɪˈfɔː
E334
ˌiːθriːθriːˈfɔː
four-four
ˈfɔːˈfɔː
guffaw
ɡʌˈfɔː
hereinbefore
ˌhɪərɪnbɪˈfɔː
heretofore
ˌhɪətʊˈfɔː
therefor
ˌðɛəˈfɔː
thereinbefore
ˌðɛərɪnbɪˈfɔː
theretofore
ˌðɛətʊˈfɔː
three-four
ˌθriːˈfɔː
tofore
təˈfɔː
what-for
ˌwɒtˈfɔː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PETIT FOUR

petit
petit bourgeois
petit juror
petit jury
petit larcenist
petit larceny
petit mal
petit point
petite
petite bourgeoisie
petiteness
petitio
petitio principii
petition
petitionary
petitioner
petitionings
petitionist
petitory
petits bourgeois

WORDS THAT END LIKE PETIT FOUR

amour
back four
Balfour
carrefour
colour
coxless four
flat back four
four
four-by-four
honour
hour
humour
our
pour
retour
sense of humour
tour
two-by-four
two-four
your

Synonyms and antonyms of petit four in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «petit four» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PETIT FOUR

Find out the translation of petit four to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of petit four from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «petit four» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

微型4
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

petit four
570 millions of speakers

English

petit four
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पेटिट चार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بيتي أربعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Пети четыре
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

petit four
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্ষীণ চার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

petit four
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Petit empat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

petit four
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

プチフール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

쁘띠 네
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Petit papat
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

petit bốn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நான்கு பேருக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्षुल्लक चार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dört numara
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

petit four
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

petit cztery
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Петі чотири
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

petit patru
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

petit τέσσερις
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

petit vier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

petit four
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

petit fire
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of petit four

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PETIT FOUR»

The term «petit four» is normally little used and occupies the 113.313 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PETIT FOUR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «petit four» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «petit four» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about petit four

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PETIT FOUR»

Discover the use of petit four in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to petit four and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Petit Four Cookbook: Adorably Delicious, Bite-Size ...
The Petit Four Cookbook offers bold delicious flavors, including: • Chocolate • Vanilla • Lemon • Raspberry • Gingerbread • Pumpkin • Orange • Coconut
Brooks Coulson Nguyen, 2013
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The Book of Chocolates & Petits Fours
Instructions are easy to follow and no professional equipment is needed for these mouth-watering morsels. Full-color illustrations.
Beverley Sutherland Smith, 1986
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Cake Decorating for the First Time
These petit fours have been rolled in coconut and chopped nuts. A rosebud has been added to the top for that extra special touch. Petit fours can also be decorated with fondant and /or gum-paste florals. You could design a custom petit four for ...
Jaynie Maxfield, 2005
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Semantics:
Sentence (62) will be represented as in (63): (63) 3e3e' 3x( PETIT-FOUR(x) & EAT(Bj,e) & SEE(A,e,el) ) Higginbotham demonstrates that this kind of treatment not only remains within classical logic, but also supports a large number of ...
Fritz Hamm, Thomas Ede Zimmermann, 2002
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Professional Baking
In fact, nearly any iced or creamed pastry or cake item can be called a petit four as long as it is small enough to be eaten in one or two bites. In North America, the usual type of petit four is a cake cutout iced with fondant.In fact,most people are ...
Wayne Gisslen, 2004
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Food Preparation and Cooking: Cookery units. Student guide
... shortbread biscuits and petit fours sec (dry small delicate baked biscuits, plain or decorated), gateaux and torten e.g. Gateau MacMahon bases. Piped shortbread pastry (sablee a la poche) Uses: petit four sec and tea biscuit, plain or fruited.
‎1996
7
Foreign desserts for English tables, by the author of ...
Four assiettes garnies de petit four. Macarons aux fleurs d'oranger. Pate croquante a l'ltalienne. Croquignoles a l'lmperiale. Macarons au riz. Four compotes, viz. Compote de peches. Compote de prunes. Compote de brugnons. Compote de ...
English tables, 1862
8
More Alive with Color: Personal Colors--Personal Style
CENDRE BLUE PANTONE® ' BLUE TURQUOISE PANTONE® 15-5217 PETIT FOUR PANTONE® 14-4516 NILE BLUE PANTONE® 15-5210 JADEITE PANTONE® 16-5304 IR GREEN PANTONE® 15-6316 BERYL GREEN PANTONE® ...
Leatrice Eiseman, 2007
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Fix-it-fast Vegetarian Cookbook: Tasty, Nutritious Meals in ...
Use instead of fruit- juice glaze. FRUITY NUGGETS Naturally good For an attractive serving or gift, place Fruity Nuggets in decorated petit four cups and arrange on a platter. (Petit four cups are sold in the candy-making section of craft stores.) ...
Heather Houck Reseck, 2002
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Fred Hoyle's Universe
S. Jocelyn Bell Burnell, 1977, Petit four. Annals of the New York Academy of Science, 302, 6854689. Interview with Antony Hewish, Cambridge, 26 May 2004. S. Jocelyn Bell Burnell, 1977, Petit four. Annals of the New York Academy of ...
Jane Gregory, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PETIT FOUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term petit four is used in the context of the following news items.
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The end of Ramadan sees no end to sweets: Enter kahk El-Eid
At almost half the price, if you are not a keen for petit four, the biscuits ... two-kilo tin box filled with a variety of kahk, ghouraiybah and petit four. «Ahram Online, Jul 15»
2
Patch proves to be the perfect match
... ever so gently and politely, accepts the morsel offered - just like a high-society lady at a high tea would pick up a petit four from a silver platter ... «The Sunshine Coast Daily, Jul 15»
3
SIR Royalty Income Fund Announces July Distribution
... Far Niente®/FOUR®/Petit Four®, and The Loose Moose®. All trademarks related to the Concept and Signature brands noted above are used ... «Canada NewsWire, Jul 15»
4
The Most Amazing Ways to Drink (and Eat) Matcha in Los Angeles
The matcha petit four layers green tea cake with lemon verbena ganache and a white chocolate coating. The light green tinge makes it stand ... «Zagat, Jul 15»
5
Les Diplomates B&B
... Victorian Tea with a wonderful variety of traditional teas, blueberry scones with Devon cream, cucumber sandwiches, and French petit four. «Waterloo Record, Jul 15»
6
SIR Corp. Announces Debt Financing and Changes to its …
... Far Niente®/FOUR®/Petit Four®, and The Loose Moose®. All trademarks related to the Concept and Signature brands noted above are used ... «Canada NewsWire, Jul 15»
7
Stephen Harris: I fell for a tart and it changed my life
... lightly curried pastry – to the last petit four, I was transfixed. But the pudding set me on the road to becoming a chef and running my own pub. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
8
Nothing Vanilla About It
In addition to the Almond Peach Petit Four, menu highlights include Strawberry Cheesecake, Coffee (which features a local brew), Lemon Chiffon and seasonal ... «My New Orleans, Jul 15»
9
A Fairytale Stay at Ashford Castle
When we explained that we simply couldn't eat another bite of the petit four plate that came out with coffee, our server picked everything up and ... «Fort Worth Star Telegram, Jul 15»
10
Where to celebrate Christmas in July in Sydney, the Blue Mountains …
... or apple rhubarb cobbler, plus coffee or tea, petit four and bonbons. The Yulefest menu includes a glass of wine matched with every course. «The Daily Telegraph, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Petit four [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/petit-four>. Apr 2024 ».
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