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/
Korean meaning: 한 입 크기의 작은 음식 조각
Korean pronunciation: **모**셀
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
💡 Concept
a small piece or amount of food; a bite
🎵 Rhyme
Every tiny morsel feeds the dorsal!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈmɔːrsəl/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈmɔːsəl/
🌳Etymology
Rootmors
Suffix--el
Origin
14세기 프랑스어에서 유래된 단어로, '물어뜯다'라는 뜻의 라틴어 'mordere'에서 파생되었습니다. 이는 동물이나 사람이 작은 조각을 베어 물어 먹는 모습에서 나온 것입니다.
🎵Rhyme
dorsalcorpuscle
dorsal
corpuscle
🔗Collocations
every morsel
tasty morsel
morsel of food
save every morsel
delicious morsel
tiny morsel
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My dog stares at me intensely, waiting for every morsel I drop.”
“She savored each morsel of the expensive chocolate.”
😄 Fun example
“The food critic examined every morsel like a detective solving a crime.”
“He couldn't waste a single morsel of his grandmother's cooking.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
bitepiecefragmentscraptidbit
Antonyms
feastbanquetwhole
Related
crumbportionnibblesampletaste
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