morsel

Pronunciation: /ˈmɔːsəl/

The English word “morsel” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

A small fragment or share of something, commonly applied to food.
A mouthful of food.
A very small amount.

verb

To divide into small pieces.
To feed with small pieces of food.

Etymology

From Middle English morsel, from Old French morsel, from Medieval Latin morsellum (“a bit, a little piece”), diminutive of Latin morsum (“a bit”), neuter of morsus, perfect passive participle of mordeo (“to bite”). Compare French morceau, whence the English doublet morceau.

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