mouthful

mouth·ful

 (mouth′fo͝ol′)

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. informal Brit an abusive response

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

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mouth•ful

(ˈmaʊθˌfʊl)

n., pl. -fuls.

1. the amount a mouth can hold.

2. the amount taken into the mouth at one time.

3. a spoken remark of great truth, relevance, etc.

4. a long word or phrase, esp. one that is hard to pronounce.

[1375–1425]

usage: See -ful.

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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?

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mouthful

noun

A small portion of food:

bit, crumb, morsel, piece.

Informal: bite.

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Translations

مِلْء الفَم

loksousto

mundfuld

Mundvoll

bocado

bouchéegorgée

egy falás

munnfylli

bocconeparola di difficile pronunciascioglilingua

munnfull

plné ústa

ağız dolusu

满口

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!

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

mouthful

[ˈmaʊθfʊl] n

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

mouthful

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

mouth

(mauθ) – plural mouths (mauðz) – noun

1. the opening in the head by which a human or animal eats and speaks or makes noises. What has the baby got in its mouth? mond فَم уста boca ústa der Mund mund στόμαboca suu دهان suu boucheפה मुंह usta, gubica száj mulut munnur bocca 口 입 burna mute mulut mondmunnusta, pysk, paszcza خوله boca gură рот ústa usta usta mun ปาก ağız 口 рот; уста منہ، دہانہ miệng 口

2. the opening or entrance eg of a bottle, river etc. the mouth of the harbour. mond مَصَب гърло entrada ústí, otvor die Ein-, Ausfahrt åbning; munding; indgang στόμιοdesembocadura, boca, entrada suu, suue دهانه suu goulot, embouchureפתח मुहाना grlo száj; torkolat mulut mynni collo; foce 出入口 강어귀 žiotys, kaklelis, anga, įplauka atvere; (pudeles) kakls ; (upes) ieteka pintu masuk mondåpning, munningwylot, ujście خوله entrada gură, deschi­zătură горлышко; устье; вход ústie; otvor ustje otvor mynning, öppning, hål ปากทาง ağız, giriş 出入口，開口 шийка; гирло کسی چیز کا دہانہ، کھلا سرا cửa (hang, sông...) 进出口

verb (mauð)

to move the lips as if forming (words), but without making any sound. He mouthed the words to me so that no-one could overhear. gemaak praat يُحَرِّكُ شَفَتَيْهِ بالكَلام دون أن يُسْمِعَ صَوتا говоря с устни без звук sussurrar nehlasně mluvit lautlos Worte formen udtale stumt προφέρω με τα χείλη χωρίς ήχο decir con los labios hääletult sõnu vormima گفتنن muodostaa huulillaan former des mots avec les lèvres sans émettre de son לוֹמָר בִּתנוּעוֹת שְפָתַיים बिना कुछ बोले होंट हिलाना micati usnama hang nélkül„beszél” menggerakkan mulut mynda orð með vörunum (dire qualcosa muovendo le labbra, ma senza emettere suoni) 唇の動きで言う …을 소리내지 않고 입으로만 말하다 tyliai (iš)tarti, (su)vapėti runāt bez skaņas menggerakkan mulut geluidloos woorden vormen forme ord med leppene mówić bezgłośnie ویل dizer baixinho a mima беззвучно шевелить губами vyslovovať len ústami izgovarjati brez glasu, momljati otvoriti usta bez glasa forma [ljudlöst] med läpparna บุ้ยใบ้ dudak hareketleriyle söylemek 動口但不出聲 промовляти слова беззвучно منہ سے کہنا nói to 动嘴唇不出声地说，喃喃地说

ˈmouthful noun

as much as fills the mouth. a mouthful of soup; He ate the cake in two mouthfuls. mondvol مِلْء الفَم хапка bocado lok, sousto Mundvoll mundfuld μπουκιάbocado, trago suutäis دهن پر suuntäysi gorgée, bouchée כָּמוּת גְדוֹלָה कौर, ग्रास puna usta egy falás (étel) suapan munnfylli boccata, boccone 一口 한 입 가득 gurkšnis, kąsnis, kiek burnoj telpa malks; kumoss suapan hapmunnfullłyk, kęs ډکه خوله bocado gură, îmbucătură полный рот plné ústa; hlt zalogaj puna usta munfull, munsbit, tugga เต็มปาก ağız dolusu 滿口 ковток; повний рот منہ بھر مقدار miếng đầy mồm 满口

ˈmouth-organ noun

a small musical instrument played by blowing or sucking air through its metal pipes. bekfluit هَرْمونيكا: آله موسيقِيَّه хармоника harmônica foukací harmonika die Mundharmonika mundharmonika φυσαρμόνικαarmónica suupill ساز دهنی huuliharppu harmonica מַפּוּחית פֶּה मुंह का बाजा usna harmonika szájharmonika harmonika munnharpa armonica a bocca ハーモニカ 하모니카 lūpinė armonikėlė mutes harmonikas harmonika mondharmonicamunnspillharmonijka ustna د خوله غږ harmónica muzicuţă губная гармоника fúkacia harmonika orglice usna harmonika munspel หีบเพลงปาก ağız mızıkası, armonika 口琴 губна гармошка ہارمونکا، منہ سے بجانے والا آلہ kèn ácmônica 口琴

ˈmouthpiece noun

1. the piece of a musical instrument etc which is held in the mouth. the mouthpiece of a horn. mondstuk مَبْسِم: ذلِكَ الجُزء من الآلة الموسيقيَّه الذي يوضَع في الفَم част от муз.инструмент която се държи в устата bocal náústek das Mundstück mundstykke επιστόμιοboquilla huulik ابزار موسیقی suukappale bec, embouchureפייה मुखिका pisak fúvóka bagian yang ditiup pada alat musik munnstykki imboccatura, bocchino 吹口 (악기 등의) 입에 대는 부분 pūstukas iemutis bahagian alat muzik yang ditiup mondstukmunnstykkeustnik د ساږ سامان bocal muştiuc мундштук náustok ustnik pisak munstycke (เครื่องดนตรี, กล้องยาสูบ) ส่วนที่ใช้ปากเป่าหรือคาบ ağızlık (樂器的)吹口 мундштук ساز کو منہ سے پھونکنے والا سرا، دہانہ miệng (kèn, sáo, còi...) （乐器的）吹口

2. the part of a telephone etc into which one speaks. mondstuk سَمّاعَة التلفون التي نتكلَّم منها микрофон bocal mluvítko die Sprechmuschel telefonrør μικρόφωνο ακουστικού τηλεφώνου micrófono mikrofon بلند گوی تلفن luuri microphoneפומית टेलीफोन का हिस्सा telefonska slušalica beszélő corong munnstykki; hljóðnemi microfono 送話口 (전화기) 송화구 mikrofonas mikrofons corong hoorntelefonrørmikrofon د تلیفون ګوشی bocal microfon микрофон mikrofón (telefónneho prístroja) mikrofon deo slušalice gde se govori mikrofon ส่วนของโทรศัพท์ที่ใช้พูด ahize (電話)話筒 мікрофон ٹیلیفون کا چونگا ống nói (điện thoại) 话筒

ˈmouthwash noun

an antiseptic liquid used for cleaning out the mouth. mondspoel غَسول للفَم،مُنَظِّف الأسْنان течност за почистване на уста desinfetante oral ústní voda das Mundwasser mundvask στοματικό διάλυμαenjuague bucal suuloputusvesi دهان شویه suuvesi gargarisme מֵי-פֶּה मुंह धोने का तरल voda za usta szájvíz bahan kumur munnskol collutorio うがい薬 구강 세정제 skystis burnai skalauti šķidrums mutes skalošanai cecair kumur mondspoelingmunnvann płyn do płukania ust د غاښو کریم desinfectante oral apă de gură рта ústna voda ustna voda tečnost za ispiranje usta munvatten น้ำยาล้างปาก gargara 漱口水 рідина для полоскання рота منہ کی مہک کے لیے کلی کرنے کا سیال مرکب thuốc sát trùng miệng 漱口水，洗口药

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mouthful

n (pl -fuls) bocado

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