niblet

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A kernel of corn, usually from a can.
    — Jerry Seinfeld: She eats her peas one at a time.[…]I've seen her eat Corn Niblets. But she scooped them.
  2. A small piece of something, especially of snack food.
    — niblets of nuts

词形变化

niblets plural

词源

Etymology tree
English nib
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-elós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Latin -lus
Latin -ellus
Old French -el
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Italic *-tosder.?
Late Latin -ittus
Old French -et
Old French -eletbor.
Middle English -let
English -let
English niblet
From nib + -let.
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