petit four

[ pet-ee fawr, fohr; French puh-tee foor ]

noun

, plural pet·its fours [pet, -ee , fawrz, fohrz, p, uh, -tee , foor], pet·it fours.

1. a small teacake, variously frosted and decorated.

petit four

/ pəti fur; ˈpɛtɪ ˈfɔː /

noun

1. any of various very small rich sweet cakes and biscuits, usually decorated with fancy icing, marzipan, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of petit four¹

1880–85; < French: literally, small oven

Word History and Origins

Origin of petit four¹

French, literally: little oven