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单词 petit four
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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.

    (尤指饭后食用的用杏仁蛋白糊制成的)花色小蛋糕(或饼干、糖果)

    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.

    (尤指饭后食用的用杏仁蛋白糊制成的)花色小蛋糕(或饼干、糖果)

    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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