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Added 9 October 2026

morsel

/ˈmɔːsəl/ noun

In Latin: frustum, mīca Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about morsel at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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

Origin

From Middle English morsel, from Old French morsel, from Medieval Latin morsellum (“a bit, a little piece”), diminutive of Latin morsum (“a bit”), neuter of morsus, perfect passive participle of mordeo (“to bite”). Compare French morceau, whence the English doublet morceau.

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