morsel

• Sustantivo que designa un pequeño trozo o cantidad de algo, especialmente un pequeño bocado de comida o un poco de una sustancia.

A noun referring to a small piece or amount of something, especially a small quantity of food or a mouthful.

1. Small piece of foodB1formal

   A small amount or bite of solid food.

   Bocado pequeño de comida

   • She ate only a morsel of bread for breakfast.
   • He offered the dog a tasty morsel.
   • The child left not a single morsel on the plate.

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2. Small quantity of anythingB2formal

   A tiny amount or fragment of something, not necessarily food.

   Porción pequeña, pizca

   • There wasn't a morsel of truth in his story.
   • She gathered every morsel of information she could find.
   • He didn't have a morsel of patience left.

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