Petit Four Definition

pĕtē fôr
petit-fours, petits-fours
noun
A small piece of spongecake, etc. cut in any of various shapes and decorated with icing.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Petit Four

Noun

Singular:
petit four
Plural:
petit-fours, petits-fours

Origin of Petit Four

  • Borrowing from French petit four (literally “small oven").

    From Wiktionary

  • French petit little four oven

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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