mouthful

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. The amount that will fit in a mouth.
2. (slang) Quite a bit.
3. Something difficult to pronounce or say.
4. A tirade of abusive language.

Adj

Bombastic or awkward.

Conceptes

mos

bocí

mossegada

alenada

Sinònims

bite

morsel

gulp

draught

sip

taste

bit

pick

⛏️

puff

sup

swallow

thimbleful

swallowing in one gulp

basinful

some food

bubble

cud

downing

draft

handful

nosegay

Traduccions

bouchée

boccone

μπουκιά

hap

mondvol

gorgée

bocado

bocado

boccata

Happen

bocanada

mundvoll

Mundvoll

parola di difficile pronuncia

lokma

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: mouthful

Cognat amb neerlandès: mondvol

Cognat amb alemany: Mundvoll

Cognat amb danès: mundfuld

Cognat amb suec: munfull

Cognat amb islandès: munnfylli

In summary

From Middle English mouthful, mouth-full, mouthe full, equivalent to mouth + -ful. Compare Dutch mondvol (“mouthful”), German Mundvoll (“mouthful”), Danish mundfuld (“mouthful”), Swedish munfull (“mouthful”), Icelandic munnfylli (“mouthful”). Compare also West Frisian mûlfol (“mouthful”).