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Morsel

noun/mˈɔːɹsəl/
Definition
a small quantity of anything
a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/mˈɔːɹsəl/
🇬🇧British English
/mˈɔːsəl/
🇮🇳Indian English
/mˈɔːsəl/
2 syllables Say it as /mˈɔːɹsəl/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna small quantity of anything
“a morsel of paper was all he needed”
nouna small amount of solid food; a mouthful
“all they had left was a bit of bread”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Bissen
eine kleine Menge von irgendetwas
🇫🇷French
morceau
une petite quantité de n'importe quoi
🇪🇸Spanish
bocado
una pequeña cantidad de cualquier cosa
🇮🇹Italian
boccone
una piccola quantità di qualsiasi cosa
🇳🇱Dutch
stukje
een kleine hoeveelheid van wat dan ook
🇵🇹Portuguese
bocado
uma pequena quantidade de qualquer coisa
🇷🇺Russian
кусочек
небольшое количество чего-либо
India
🇮🇳Hindi
निवाला
किसी भी चीज़ की थोड़ी मात्रा
🇧🇩Bengali
টুকরা
অল্প পরিমাণে কিছু
🇮🇳Tamil
துண்டு
ஏதாவது ஒரு சிறிய அளவு
🇮🇳Telugu
మోర్సెల్
ఏదైనా ఒక చిన్న పరిమాణం
🇮🇳Marathi
निवळ
कोणत्याही गोष्टीची थोडीशी मात्रा
🇮🇳Gujarati
મોર્સેલ
કોઈપણ વસ્તુની થોડી માત્રા
🇮🇳Kannada
ತುಪ್ಪುಳು
ಯಾವುದಾದರೂ ಒಂದು ಸಣ್ಣ ಪ್ರಮಾಣ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കഷണം
എന്തെങ്കിലും ഒരു ചെറിയ അളവ്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਬੁਰਕੀ
ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟੀ ਮਾਤਰਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
لقمہ
کسی بھی چیز کی تھوڑی مقدار
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
一点点
少量的任何东西
🇯🇵Japanese
一口
何でも少量
🇰🇷Korean
한 입
뭐든지 소량
🇻🇳Vietnamese
miếng ăn
một lượng nhỏ của bất cứ thứ gì
🇹🇭Thai
ชิ้นอาหารอันโอชะ
อะไรก็ได้ในปริมาณเล็กน้อย
🇮🇩Indonesian
butir
sejumlah kecil apa pun
🇵🇭Filipino
subo
isang maliit na dami ng anuman
🇲🇾Malay
suap
kuantiti yang sedikit daripada apa-apa
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
لقمة
كمية صغيرة من أي شيء
🇮🇷Persian
لقمه
مقدار کمی از هر چیزی
🇹🇷Turkish
lokma
az miktarda herhangi bir şey
🇮🇱Hebrew
פַּת
כמות קטנה של כל דבר
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'morsel'?
The primary meaning of 'morsel' is 'a small quantity of anything'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'morsel' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'morsel' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'morsel' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'morsel' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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