morsel

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  1. noun A small piece of food.
  2. noun A tasty delicacy; a tidbit.
  3. noun A small amount; a piece: a morsel of gossip.
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  • One more Lions morsel -- and it comes from a talk radio interview. —  Freep.com - RSS
  • If I last from lunch to dinner without a morsel, then tag off to my partner in prayer, I can go ahead and eat dinner then? —  Hullabaloo
  • This morsel, therefore, deserves to be created in a place whose brilliance equals the quality of the taste of that morsel. —  Best Syndication -
  • There isn't a wasted moment in this tasty little suspense morsel, and the energy levels get notched pretty much continuously once these whizzes get into the room.
  • In order not to become an easy morsel, the sand smelt look to make a home in the ship, exploring its interior just like us. —  Turkish Press
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mouthful ·  chunk ·  scrap ·  bit ·  aroma ·  repast ·  slice ·  odour ·  flavour ·  dish ·  crumb ·  platter

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morsel:   morsels
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English, from Old French, diminutive of mors, bite, from Latin morsum, from neuter past participle of mordēre, to bite; see mer- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Also dial. mossel; from Middle English morsel, mossel, mussel, from Old French morsel, morcel, French morceau (also used in English: see morceau) = Italian morsello, from Middle Latin morsellum, a bit, a little piece, diminutive of Latin morsum, a bit, neuter of morsus, past participle of mordere, bite: see morse, mordant. Cf. muzzle.
 

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/ˈmɔrsl/
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