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"mouthful" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often bite (4 letters).
Definitions
a small amount eaten or drunk
Word origin
From Middle English mouthful, mouth-full, mouthe full, from Old English *mūþfull, from Proto-West Germanic *munþafull, equivalent to mouth + -ful. Compare Dutch mondvol (“mouthful”), German Mundvoll (“mouthful”), Danish mundfuld (“mouthful”), Swedish munfull (“mouthful”), Icelandic munnfylli (“mouthful”). Compare also West Frisian mûlfol (“mouthful”).
Used in a sentence
“He swallowed a mouthful of sea water when he fell in.”
““She sells sea shells” is a bit of a mouthful to say.”
“If you thought Wytrzyszczka was a mouthful, wait till you try saying Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Amount in one bite”8 letters
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