morceau
French, noun/mɔʁ.so/
morceau is spelled M-O-R-C-E-A-U (7 letters) and appears 26 times per million words in written French, the 3,067th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Morceau is a French masculine noun meaning “piece, slice, bit, morsel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Portion séparée d’une chose solide qui peut être mangée”.
What does morceau mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepiece, slice, bit, morsel
- 2
masculinepiece, work
manger le morceau
- 3
Quebecmasculineslanggun, piece
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Portion séparée d’une chose solide qui peut être mangée. 2. Partie séparée d’un corps solide et continu. 3. Portion, une partie non séparée, mais distincte et considérée à part. 4. Parties, des fragments d’un ouvrage de l’esprit ou d’une œuvre d’art.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of morceau
- morceaux plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce morceau?
- /mɔʁ.so/
- \mɔʁ.so\
- [mɔʁ.so]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to morceau
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is morceau in French?
morceau appears 26 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).