cake vs petit four

petit four vs cake

cake and petit four both are nouns.

cake is a verb but petit four is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cake	Yes	No	Yes	No
petit four	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, petit four is a hyponym of cake; that is, petit four is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cake:

cake: baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat
petit four: small (individual) frosted and ornamented cake

Other hyponyms of cake include applesauce cake, baba, birthday cake, cheesecake, chiffon cake, chocolate cake, coconut cake, coffee cake, coffeecake, crumb cake, crumpet, cupcake, Eccles cake, fruitcake, gateau, sponge cake, bridecake, wedding cake, white cake, spice cake, gingerbread, pound cake, layer cake, torte, prune cake, jumbal, jumble, savarin, Boston cream pie, skillet cake, upside-down cake, honey cake, marble cake, genoise, seed cake, seedcake, teacake, biscuit, cookie, cooky, friedcake, battercake, flannel-cake, flannel cake, flapcake, flapjack, griddlecake, hot cake, hotcake, pancake, waffle, rock cake, Victoria sandwich, Victoria sponge, makagigi.

cake (noun)	petit four (noun)
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)	small (individual) frosted and ornamented cake
baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat
small flat mass of chopped or ground food

cake (verb)	petit four (verb)
form a coat over

Difference between cake and petit four

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