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Meanings of mouthful in English

Portuguese
bocado

A small amount eaten or drunk.

        bocado

        A small amount of solid food; a mouthful.

              Usage of mouthful in English
              1
              The new abbreviation stands for Jet Thrust Stoichiometric - quite a mouthful.
              The Irish Times
              2
              Well, me too, guvnuh, he said, talking through another mouthful of chocolate.
              The hunchback assignments
              3
              I blinked and then said through a mouthful of French toast, No.
              Summer knight
              4
              Regretfully, I ate a mouthful of dry meat and downed some water.
              Enclave
              5
              She'd knocked the cup from his hand before he'd taken another mouthful.
              The Magician
              6
              I took a mouthful of water and spat it out as well.
              The Wise Man’s Fear
              7
              I had swallowed my mouthful, so I was prepared to speak again.
              Dying for Dinner (A Cooking Class Mystery)
              8
              The women drank coquettishly, tossing the last mouthful out upon the camp-fire.
              The Blood Red Dawn
              9
              But the other spat out a mouthful of salt water and spluttered:
              The Silver Horde
              10
              I don't know how that comes about, it's bit of a mouthful.
              BBC
              11
              As she swallowed a large mouthful of wine, she had two thoughts.
              The Assassin’s Blade
              12
              There is a deal of good sometimes in a mouthful of words.
              The Squire of Sandal-Side: A Pastoral Romance
              13
              You shall have your tea and a mouthful in a few minutes.
              The Measure of a Man
              14
              He ate it slowly, savouring each mouthful; had never tasted a better.
              Five Tales
              15
              I pick up my glass and take a long mouthful of beer.
              The Jennifer Morgue
              16
              The stock must have been scalding-hot, yet he took a mouthful anyway.
              A Fortress of Grey Ice
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              Translations for mouthful
              Portuguese
              bocado
              Mouthful through the time
              Mouthful across language varieties
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              Common
              United States of America
              Common
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              Common