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petit beurre

American

[puh-tee bœr] / pə ti ˈbœr /

noun

French Cooking.

a small, usually oblong butter cookie.

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noun

petits beurre

plural

Etymology

Origin of petit beurre

1905–10; < French: literally, little butter

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