morsel
pronunciation
How to pronounce morsel in British English:
UK [ˈmɔːsl]
How to pronounce morsel in American English:
US [ˈmɔːrsl]
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- Noun:
- a small quantity of anything
- a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
Word Origin
- morsel
- morsel: [13] Etymologically, a morsel is a piece ‘bitten’ off. The word comes from Old French morsel, a diminutive of mors ‘bite’. This in turn goes back to Latin morsus, a derivative of the same base as the verb mordēre ‘bite’. Other English words from the same source include mordant [15] and remorse.=> mordant, remorse
- morsel (n.)
- late 13c., "a bite, mouthful; small piece, fragment," from Old French morsel (Modern French morceau) "small bite, portion, helping," diminutive of mors "a bite," from Latin morsus "biting, a bite," neuter past participle of mordere "to bite" (see mordant).
Example
- 1. The reason bp is such a tasty morsel now ?
- 2. He was no a morsel tired .
- 3. I feel a morsel off color .
- 4. He wouldn 't do such silly things if he had a morsel of sense .
- 5. But she could hardly get down a morsel .