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mouth·ful  (mouthfl)

n.

1. The amount of food or other material that can be placed or held in the mouth at one time.

2. A small amount to be tasted or eaten.

3. A long word, name, or phrase that is difficult to pronounce.

4. An important or perceptive remark: You said a mouthful!

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mouthful [ˈmaʊθˌfʊl]

n pl -fuls

1. as much as is held in the mouth at one time

2. (Cookery) a small quantity, as of food

3. (Linguistics) a long word or phrase that is difficult to say

4. Brit informal an abusive response

5. Informal chiefly US and Canadian an impressive remark (esp in the phrase say a mouthful)

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mouthful - the quantity that can be held in the mouth containerful - the quantity that a container will hold
	2.	mouthful - a small amount eaten or drunk; "take a taste--you'll like it" taste helping, serving, portion - an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each" bite, morsel, bit - a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread" sup, swallow - a small amount of liquid food; "a sup of ale" small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude

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mouthful

noun taste, little, bite, bit, drop, sample, swallow, sip, sup, spoonful, morsel, forkful Could I try a mouthful of that?

Translations

mouthful [ˈmaʊθfʊl] N [of food] → bocado m; [of drink] → trago m; [of smoke, air] → bocanada f
the name is a bit of a mouthful → es un nombre kilométrico
you said a mouthful (US) → ¡y que lo digas!, ¡tú lo has dicho!

mouthful [ˈmaʊθfʊl] n

[food, drink] → bouchée f
to be a mouthful [name, word] → difficile à prononcer
mouth organ n → harmonica m
I play the mouth organ → Je joue de l'harmonica.

mouthful

n (of drink) → Schluck m; (of food) → Bissen m, → Happen m (inf); (fig) (= difficult word) → Zungenbrecher m; (= long word) → Bandwurm m; the diver gulped in great mouthfuls of air → der Taucher machte ein paar tiefe Atemzüge; I got a mouthful of salt water → ich habe einen ganzen Schwall Salzwasser geschluckt; you said a mouthful (US inf) → das kann man wohl sagen

mouthful [ˈmaʊθfʊl] n (of food) → boccone m; (of drink) → sorsata

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mouthful [ˈmaʊθfʊl] n (of food) → boccone m; (of drink) → sorsata