morceau

Signification

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

Genre

♂️ Masculin

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/mɔʁ.so/

Étymologie

Inherited from Old French morsel (whence also English morsel), from Early 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”).

Phrases

J'ai un morceau de pain .

I have a piece of bread.