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morsel

 
Dictionary: mor·sel   (môr'səl) pronunciation
n.
  1. A small piece of food.
  2. A tasty delicacy; a tidbit.
  3. A small amount; a piece: a morsel of gossip.
  4. One that is delightful and extremely pleasing.

[Middle English, from Old French, diminutive of mors, bite, from Latin morsum, from neuter past participle of mordēre, to bite.]


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noun

  1. A small portion of food: bit1, crumb, mouthful, piece. Informal bite. See big/small/amount.
  2. A light meal: bite, snack. See ingestion.
  3. Something fine and delicious, especially a food: dainty, delicacy, tidbit, treat. Informal goody. See good/bad, ingestion.

Antonyms: morsel
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n

Definition: tiny piece
Antonyms: lot


WordNet: morsel
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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a small quantity of anything

Meaning #2: a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
  Synonyms: bit, bite


Translations: Morsel
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bid, lækkerbisken, mundfuld

Nederlands (Dutch)
stukje, kruimel

Français (French)
n. - (lit) morceau, bout, (fig) once (de)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Bissen, Stückchen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μπουκίτσα, κομματάκι

Italiano (Italian)
pezzettino, pezzo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - bocado (m)

Русский (Russian)
кусочек, вкусное блюдо, закуска

Español (Spanish)
n. - pedazo, poco, bocado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - munsbit, läckerhet

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
一口, 一片, 少量

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 一口, 一片, 少量

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 한 조각, 소량, 하찮은 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 一口, 一片, 小量

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نتفه, لقمه صغيرة, كسرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פירור, חתיכה, נגיסה, שמץ‬


 
 
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