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tit·bit

(tĭt′bĭt′)
n.
Variant of tidbit.
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titbit

(ˈtɪtˌbɪt) or

tidbit

n
1. (Cookery) a tasty small piece of food; dainty
2. a pleasing scrap of anything, such as scandal
[C17: perhaps from dialect tid tender, of obscure origin]
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tit•bit

(ˈtɪtˌbɪt)

n.
Chiefly Brit. tidbit.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:titbit - a small tasty bit of food]titbit - a small tasty bit of food
dainty, goody, kickshaw, treat, delicacy - something considered choice to eat
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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
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Translations
لُقْمَه صَغيرَه
pamlsek
lækkerbisken
góîgæti
gardus kąsnelis
gards kumossgardums
maškrtapochúťka
lezzetli bir lokma

titbit

[ˈtɪtbɪt] tidbit [ˈtɪdbɪt] (US) N [of food] → golosina f; [of gossip] → cotilleo m
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titbit

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

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

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

(ˈtitbit) tidbit (ˈtidbit) noun
a tasty little piece of food. He gave the dog a titbit. peuseltjie, stukkie لُقْمَه صَغيرَه хапка petisco pamlsek der Leckerbissen lækkerbisken 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 小片珍饈 ласий шматочок چٹپٹا، مزے دار miếng ngon 少量可口的精美食物
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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.
"This troublesome and impertinent little fowl," said he, "would make a delicate titbit to begin dinner with.
He dared him to stop and do battle with him; but Sheeta only loped on after the luscious titbit now almost within his reach.
WITH reference to the 'Tasty titbits' headline on P2 of last week's issue ...
Kirsty volunteers to make a daily dash for the town's market stalls to see what tasty titbits she can pick up for the primates and porcupines.