niblet
/ˈnɪblət/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A small piece of something, especially of snack food.
Example Sentences
- "Jerry Seinfeld: She eats her peas one at a time.[…]I've seen her eat Corn Niblets. But she scooped them."
- "“Oh, look at those perfect little toes, so plump, like little niblets. Like little corn niblets.” “Maize.” “That's right, honey. Hot damn it, those things are beautiful! Gimme gimme gimme. Gimme just a little. Gimme just a -- Mmm.” “Ugh.”"
- "niblets of nuts"
- "niblets of information"
- "niblets of bone"
- "Replace the resin with real ice, and substitute an orchid or rose petal or other edible niblet for the fly, and you’ve got the latest microtrend in upscale mixology — or at least in precious garnishes."
Etymology
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.