morceau

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small bit; a morsel or snippet.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɔː(ɹ)səʊ/ /mɔː(ɹ)ˈsəʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-morceau.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-morceau2.wav

Word forms

morceau morceaus morceaux

Etymology

From French morceau, from Old French morsel, from Medieval Latin morsellum (“a bit, a little piece”), diminutive of Latin morsum (“a bit”), neuter of morsus, past participle of mordeō, mordēre (“bite, nibble, gnaw”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)merd- (“to rub, wipe; to pack, rob”). Doublet of morsel.

Synonyms

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