Definition of petit four in English:

petit four

nounPlural petits fours ˌpɛtɪ ˈfɔːpəˌti ˈfɔːˌpɛdi ˈfɔr

A very small fancy cake, biscuit, or sweet, typically made with marzipan and served after a meal.
Example sentencesExamples
- And mignardises were exactly what I had in mind when I bought my new Flexipan molds, the one for little tartlets and the one for hemispherical petits fours.
- Inexplicably no one brought petits fours with our coffee, although they appeared together with coffee on the itemized bill.
- As a tea-time treat, we had some petits fours that I bought at the French cake shop the other day.
- It can also be baked lightly to make small biscuits and petits fours, akin to macaroons.
- The desserts are fabulous and with coffee and petits fours the bill came to £70 (inc G&Ts, a bottle of Chénas and a port).

Origin

French, literally 'little oven'.

Definition of petit four in US English:

petit four

nounˌpedē ˈfôrˌpɛdi ˈfɔr

A very small fancy cake, cookie, or confection, typically made with marzipan and traditionally served after a meal.
Example sentencesExamples
- Inexplicably no one brought petits fours with our coffee, although they appeared together with coffee on the itemized bill.
- It can also be baked lightly to make small biscuits and petits fours, akin to macaroons.
- As a tea-time treat, we had some petits fours that I bought at the French cake shop the other day.
- And mignardises were exactly what I had in mind when I bought my new Flexipan molds, the one for little tartlets and the one for hemispherical petits fours.
- The desserts are fabulous and with coffee and petits fours the bill came to £70 (inc G&Ts, a bottle of Chénas and a port).

Origin

French, literally ‘little oven’.

单词	petit four
释义	Definition of petit four in English: petit four nounPlural petits fours ˌpɛtɪ ˈfɔːpəˌti ˈfɔːˌpɛdi ˈfɔr A very small fancy cake, biscuit, or sweet, typically made with marzipan and served after a meal. Example sentencesExamples And mignardises were exactly what I had in mind when I bought my new Flexipan molds, the one for little tartlets and the one for hemispherical petits fours. Inexplicably no one brought petits fours with our coffee, although they appeared together with coffee on the itemized bill. As a tea-time treat, we had some petits fours that I bought at the French cake shop the other day. It can also be baked lightly to make small biscuits and petits fours, akin to macaroons. The desserts are fabulous and with coffee and petits fours the bill came to £70 (inc G&Ts, a bottle of Chénas and a port). Origin French, literally 'little oven'. Definition of petit four in US English: petit four nounˌpedē ˈfôrˌpɛdi ˈfɔr A very small fancy cake, cookie, or confection, typically made with marzipan and traditionally served after a meal. Example sentencesExamples Inexplicably no one brought petits fours with our coffee, although they appeared together with coffee on the itemized bill. It can also be baked lightly to make small biscuits and petits fours, akin to macaroons. As a tea-time treat, we had some petits fours that I bought at the French cake shop the other day. And mignardises were exactly what I had in mind when I bought my new Flexipan molds, the one for little tartlets and the one for hemispherical petits fours. The desserts are fabulous and with coffee and petits fours the bill came to £70 (inc G&Ts, a bottle of Chénas and a port). Origin French, literally ‘little oven’.
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