tidbit

English

Alternative forms

titbit (Commonwealth)

Etymology

From tid (“fond, tender, nice”) +‎ bit (“morsel”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɪd.bɪt/, [tʰɪd̚.bɪt̚]
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -ɪt

Noun

tidbit (plural tidbits) (American spelling)

A tasty morsel (of food).
A short item of news or gossip.

Translations

a tasty morsel of food

Bulgarian: вкусна хапка f (vkusna hapka)
Finnish: herkkupala, makupala (fi)
German: Leckerbissen (de) m
Ingrian: makuin
Italian: bocconcino m, leccornia (it) f
Maori: komekome, whakapūwharu
Plautdietsch: Lakjabeskje n
Russian: ла́комый кусо́к m (lákomyj kusók)

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