morceau

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morceau

/ˈmɔː(ɹ)səʊ/
/mɔː(ɹ)ˈsəʊ/

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From French morceau, from Old French morsel, from Medieval Latin morsellum (“a bit, a little piece”), diminutive of Latin morsum (“a bit”), neuter of morsus, past participle of mordeō, mordēre (“bite, nibble, gnaw”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)merd- (“to rub, wipe; to pack, rob”). Doublet of morsel.

noun morceaus · morceaux

A small bit; a morsel or snippet. M. De Luc has a specimen of the uranite (Peckblend) mixed with titan and crystals of quartz, a morceau of singular beauty
Similar: modicum

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@misc{morceau_2026,
  title = {morceau},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/morceau},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}