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Where does “petit four” come from?

petit four (English) comes from French petit four — petit four.

petit four (English): A small cake generally eaten at the end of a meal...

Definitions

  1. A small cake generally eaten at the end of a meal...

Ancestry of “petit four”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpetit fourpetit four
Every word from French petit four →