morsel

noun
UK: /ˈmɔːsl/
US: /ˈmɔːrsl/

  1. A small piece of food.

    1. The bird ate a tiny morsel of bread from my hand.
    2. She offered me a small morsel of cake, which I gratefully accepted.

  2. A small amount of something; a fragment.

    1. I heard a morsel of gossip about them at the party.
    2. The report contained a tantalizing morsel of information about the company's plans.

Synonyms

bit piece crumb fragment scrap snippet

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "morsel" in English means: A small piece of food., A small amount of something; a fragment..

The phonetic transcription of "morsel" is /ˈmɔːsl/ in British English and /ˈmɔːrsl/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "morsel": bit, piece, crumb, fragment, scrap, snippet.

Example usage of "morsel": "The bird ate a tiny morsel of bread from my hand.". More examples on the page.