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titbit

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tit·bit  (ttbt)
n.
Variant of tidbit.

titbit [ˈtɪtˌbɪt] esp US, tidbit
n
1. (Cookery) a tasty small piece of food; dainty
2. a pleasing scrap of anything, such as scandal
[perhaps from dialect tid tender, of obscure origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.titbittitbit - a small tasty bit of food            
dainty, goody, kickshaw, treat, delicacy - something considered choice to eat

titbit
noun
1. delicacy, goody, dainty, morsel, treat, snack, choice item, juicy bit, bonne bouche (French) She offered him titbits; a chicken drumstick, some cheese.
2. piece, item, scrap, bit, morsel, juicy bit titbits of gossip gleaned from the corridors of power
Translations
titbit [ˈtɪtbɪt] tidbit [ˈtɪdbɪt] (US) N [of food] → golosina f; [of gossip] → cotilleo m

titbit [ˈtɪtbɪt] n
(= food) → friandise f
(= piece of gossip) → potin m
a juicy titbit about sb → une belle sur qn
tit-for-tat [ˌtɪtfərˈtæt] adj
a series of tit-for-tat expulsions → une escalade des expulsions
tit-for-tat protectionism → l'escalade du protectionnisme

titbit, (US) tidbit
n
(= piece of information)Pikanterie f

titbit [ˈtɪtˌbɪt] n tid£bit (Am) [ˈtɪdˌbɪt] n (of food) → bocconcino, leccornia (fig) (of news, information, gossip) → notizia ghiotta
titbit [ˈtɪtˌbɪt] n tid£bit (Am) [ˈtɪdˌbɪt] n (of food) → bocconcino, leccornia (fig) (of news, information, gossip) → notizia ghiotta

titbit
n titbit [ˈtitbit]
a tasty little piece of food He gave the dog a titbit. peuseltjie, stukkie لُقْمَه صَغيرَه хапка pamlsek lækkerbisken der Leckerbissen μεζές bocadito; golosina maiuspala تکه ای خوراک مطبوع makupala friandise פְרַט עֲסִיסִי मजेदार निवाला, चटपटा poslastica ínyencfalat,“nass” makanan kecil góðgæti bocconcino うまいものの一口 맛있는 가벼운 음식 gardus kąsnelis gardums; gards kumoss kudap-kudapan lekker hapje godbit smakołyk petisco bucă­ţică (gustoasă); delicatese лакомый кусочек maškrta, pochúťka poslastica parčence godbit ของอร่อย lezzetli bir lokma 少量可口的精美食物 ласий шматочок چٹپٹا، مزے دار miếng ngon


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And, amid these rich and potent devices of the culinary art (not one of which, probably, had been tested, within the memory of any man's grandfather), poor Hepzibah was seeking for some nimble little titbit, which, with what skill she had, and such materials as were at hand, she might toss up for breakfast.
He dared him to stop and do battle with him; but Sheeta only loped on after the luscious titbit now almost within his reach.
"This troublesome and impertinent little fowl," said he, "would make a delicate titbit to begin dinner with.
 
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