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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mor•sel /ˈmɔrsəl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a small piece or amount of anything, esp. food;
scrap;
bit:to eat a few morsels.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mor•sel (môr′səl),USA pronunciation n. - a bite, mouthful, or small portion of food, candy, etc.
- a small piece, quantity, or amount of anything;
scrap;
bit. - something very appetizing;
treat or tidbit. - a person or thing that is attractive or delightful.
v.t. - to distribute in or divide into tiny portions (often fol. by out):to morsel out the last pieces of meat.
- Latin -ellus diminutive suffix; see -elle
- Latin morsum something bitten off, noun, nominal use of neuter of morsus, past participle of mordēre to bite) + -el
- Old French, equivalent. to mors a bite (
- Middle English 1250–1300
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: morsel /ˈmɔːsəl/ n - a small slice or mouthful of food
- a small piece; bit
- Irish informal a term of endearment for a child
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French, from mors a bite, from Latin morsus, from mordēre to bite |