morceau
/ˈmɔː(ɹ)səʊ/noun
morceau is spelled M-O-R-C-E-A-U: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, morceau means “A small bit; a morsel or snippet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of morceau is morceaus or morceaux.
How many letters and syllables are in morceau?
| Letters | 7: M-O-R-C-E-A-U |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is morceau?
Morceau appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce morceau?
- /ˈmɔː(ɹ)səʊ/
- /mɔː(ɹ)ˈsəʊ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-morceau.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-morceau2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of morceau
- morceaus plural
- morceaux plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does morceau mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small bit; a morsel or snippet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does morceau come from?
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.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).