morsel — a small piece or amount of food; a bite
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a small piece or amount of food; a bite
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈmɔːrsəl/
Example Sentences
- My dog stares at me intensely, waiting for every morsel I drop.
- She savored each morsel of the expensive chocolate.
- The food critic examined every morsel like a detective solving a crime.
morsel
NOUN[/ˈmɔːrsəl/]
a small piece or amount of food; a bite
The hungry traveler savored every morsel of bread at the roadside inn.
Every tiny morsel feeds the dorsal!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
The word derives from 14th-century French, ultimately tracing back to the Latin verb 'mordere', meaning 'to bite' or 'to chew'. The term originally referred to a small piece of food bitten or broken off, reflecting the physical action of biting into food.
Breakdown
mors- (from Latin mordere, 'to bite') + -el (diminutive suffix meaning 'small'). The diminutive suffix transforms the concept of biting into a small portion bitten off.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My dog stares at me intensely, waiting for every morsel I drop.”
“She savored each morsel of the expensive chocolate.”
“The food critic examined every morsel like a detective solving a crime.”
“He couldn't waste a single morsel of his grandmother's cooking.”
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