petit
pronunciation
How to pronounce petit in British English:
UK ['peti:]
How to pronounce petit in American English:
US ['petɪ]
Word Origin
- petit (adj.)
- mid-14c., "trifling," from Old French petit "small, little, young, few in numbers" (11c.), probably from stem of Late Latin pitinnus "small," of uncertain origin; it corresponds to no known Latin form and perhaps is from a Celtic root pett- "part, piece, bit" also found in Italian pezza, English piece. Attested as a surname from 1086. Replaced by petty in most usages, except in established forms such as petit bourgeois "conventional middle-class" (1832; used in English by Charlotte Brontë earlier than by Marx or Engels); petit mal (1842, literally "little evil," mild form of epilepsy), and petit four (1884), which in French means "little oven," from Old French four "oven," from Latin furnus.
Example
- 1. Carolyn petit has been reading gamespot since 2000 and writing for it since 2008 .
- 2. A north african term is " un petit cadeau " , a little gift .
- 3. Alain duhamel , a commentator , suggests that these days " 'le petit journal ' has much more real influence than the front page of le monde . "
- 4. Here in new york , to follow the home invasion / murder trial of the petit family in cheshire , connecticut , is to make one pine for a day when the death penalty could be rightfully applied .
- 5. Mark petit , owner of m & m contractors in salem , mass . , Says he saw a significant uptick in roofing and other business in march , april and may , as people did storm-related repairs and fixed up homes for sale .