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How to pronounce “petite”
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Pronunciation guide for petite
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of petite with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- What if Women Built the World They Want to See?
And when I was 16 years old, a petite, nerdy, multiracial young woman,
- Definition summary
- (especially of a woman) Fairly short and of slim build.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce petite
What if Women Built the World They Want to See?

And when I was 16 years old, a petite, nerdy, multiracial young woman,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “petite”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- (especially of a woman) Fairly short and of slim build.
- (clothing) Of small size; intended for small-framed adult women.
- Small, little; insignificant; petty.
- [Noun]
- (genetics) A mutant first discovered in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, forming small colonies when grown in the presence of fermentable carbon sources such as glucose.
- [Adverb]
- past adverbial passive participle of peti
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