MORSEL


Meaning of MORSEL in English

/ ˈmɔːsl; NAmE ˈmɔːrsl/ noun

a small amount or a piece of sth, especially food :

a tasty morsel of food

He ate it all, down to the last morsel.

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : from Old French , diminutive of mors a bite, from Latin mors- bitten, from the verb mordere .

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