# petty knife

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A Japanese paring knife.

## Etymology
From petty + knife, Derived from Japanese ペティナイフ, a compound of ペティ (unknown, perhaps from French petit) + ナイフ (from English knife).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/petty-knife