morceau

/ˈmɔː(ɹ)səʊ/

Etymology

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.

morceau means A small bit; a morsel or snippet. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.

noun

A small bit; a morsel or snippet.“M. De Luc has a specimen of the uranite (Peckblend) mixed with titan and crystals of quartz, a morceau of singular beauty”