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morsel

/ˈmɔːsəl/MAWR-suhl
/ˈmɔɹsəl/MAWR-suhl

Meaninga little bite

Common meaning: a small bite

Journey through time

  1. Latinmordeō, morsum‘to bite’
  2. Old Frenchmorselsource
  3. Middle Englishmorcelsource
  4. Englishmorsel‘a small bite’ · today

mors also in: mordantremorse

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin mordeō ‘to bite’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry mordeō, p. 1164 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

mordantremorse

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