Some background: Ippudo is no local (or, for that matter, seasonal) product. Itâs the first American outpost of a Japanese chain of more than 50 restaurants, a fact I find amusing. Chains are usually frowned upon by the food cognoscenti, as this one would be if it had arrived in New York via St. Louis and St. Paul.
PETITE REFERS TO STATURE, NOT WEIGHT. According to the fashion industry Petite is defined as 5â²5â³ inches tall and under. In the United States petite women represent 70% of the female population. There are approximately a hundred million petite fit and petite plus size women domestically. (USA Petite Model winners featured to the left.).
If something is petite, it's tiny. Your mom might be so petite that she needs to sit on a telephone book when she drives the car. The adjective petite is used to describe a small woman. When you call someone petite, it's usually meant as a compliment â implying that she is dainty and adorable. Many clothing stores offer petite sizes for women who are short. The word petite is the feminine form of little in French, and sometime in the 1700s it became used frequently in English literature to describe those who are small in stature.