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Definition of petits pois noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

petits pois

noun

/ˌpeti ˈpwɑː/

/ˌpeti ˈpwɑː/

[plural] (from French)

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young peas that are picked before they are full size
Word OriginFrench, literally ‘small peas’.

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