Polyglot Dictionary

mordisco

/moɾˈðisko/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
mordiscos

Meaning

  1. bite

    • Dio un mordisco al pan.

      He took a bite of the bread.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

bocado

bocado is the general word for "a bite," a mouthful of food; mordisco emphasizes the act of biting, like a playful or aggressive bite.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

mordida

mordida is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "bite."

Practice

1 What does mordisco mean?

2 Fill the gap: Dio un ___ al pan.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mordisco?

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