morsel

English - Turkish

Definition of morsel in English Turkish dictionary

{i} lokma

zerre

parça

ısırış

Related Terms

choice morsel

lezzetli lokma

choice morsel

seçim lokma

tasty morsel

lezzetli lokma

English - English

Definition of morsel in English English dictionary

A small fragment or share of something, commonly applied to food

{i} slice, crumb, a bit of, nibble, mouthful

{n} a small quantity or piece, a mouthful

a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread" a small quantity of anything; "a morsel of paper was all he needed

a small quantity of anything; "a morsel of paper was all he needed"

a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread"

A small quantity; a little piece; a fragment

A little bite or bit of food

a small quantity of anything; "a morsel of paper was all he needed

A morsel is a very small amount of something, especially a very small piece of food. a delicious little morsel of meat. a very small amount of something, especially a small piece of food = scrap morsel of (mors , from mordere; MORDANT)

Related Terms

choice morsel

a small tasty bit of food

morsels

plural of morsel

Hyphenation

mor·sel

Turkish pronunciation

môrsıl

Synonyms

bait, bit, bite, chunk, crumb, cut, delicacy, drop, fraction, fragment, grain, hunk, lump, mouthful, nibble

Antonyms

lot

Pronunciation

/ˈmôrsəl/ /ˈmɔːrsəl/

Etymology

[ 'mor-s&l ] (noun.) 14th century. From Middle English morsel Old French morsel Medieval Latin morsellum (“a bit, a little piece”), dim. of Latin morsum (“a bit”), neuter of morsus, past participle of mordere (“to bite”). Compare French morceau.

Tenses

morsels, morseling, morselled