how to pronounce petit

/ˈpɛti/

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petit is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of petit in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… doesn't taste petit nice it's got this …”

meaning of petit

Petit means small.

petit frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word petit occurs in english on average 1.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.