Bissen
Meaning
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morsel; mouthful; a bite of food
Synonyms
leichte Mahlzeit
Wenig
Unternessen
Kauen
eine Mundvoll
Lunchpaket
kleine Stärkung
Jausenbrot
Imbs
Zwischendurch-Mahlzeit
Marende
Neinerln
Gabelbissen
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
biss
Basel-Landschaft
bitz
Basel-Landschaft
mumpfel
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbɪsən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German bizze, from Old High German bizzo, from Proto-Germanic *bitô. See the verb *bītaną (“to bite”). Cognate with Old English bita. In Dutch beet, English bit, this word has been merged with Proto-Germanic *bitiz, whence German Biss. (English bite is a new derivation from the verb.)
Biss
bite (instance or way of biting; wound from biting)
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