tidbit

English

Alternative forms

• titbit

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɪt

Noun

tidbit (plural tidbits)

1. A tasty morsel (of food).
2. (computing, informal) A quarter of a byte (Half of a nybble; two bits).
3. (archaic) A short mention of news or gossip.

Translations

a tasty morsel of food

• Finnish: herkkupala, makupala (fi)
• German: Leckerbissen (de) m
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• Italian: bocconcino m, leccornia (it) f
• Maori: komekome, whakapūwharu
• Russian: ла́комый кусо́к m (lákomyj kusók)