What is the Latin word for mouthful?

The usual Latin words for “mouthful” are offa, frustum, bolus; also buccea. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“mouthful” in Latin

offamorsel; piece; chunk; dumpling frustuma piece, bit; crumb, morsel, scrap of food bolusa throw of the dice; a cast of a fishing net; a gain, profit, or advantage bucceamorsel, mouthful

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

mouthful

offa, frustum, bolus (Plaut., Terentianus), buccea (Suet.).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for mouthful?: The usual Latin words for “mouthful” are offa, frustum, bolus; also buccea. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.