English

Noun

morceau ‎(plural morceaus)

1. A bit; a morsel.

French

Etymology

From Old French morsel (whence also English 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 *merə- ‎(“to rub, wipe; to pack, rob”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔʁ.so/

Noun

morceau m ‎(plural morceaux)

1. piece, slice, bit, morsel
2. (Quebec, slang) gun, piece

Derived terms

• emporter le morceau
• en morceaux
• en mille morceaux
• cracher le morceau
• manger un morceau
• (piece): mcx (abbreviation)

Related terms

• morceler
• morcellement
• mors
• morsel
• morsure

Middle French

Noun

morceau m (plural morceaux or morceaulx)

1. bit; piece