Meaning
morsel, bite, cutie
- A small, delicious piece of food; a morsel or titbit.
- A small, bite-sized mozzarella cheese ball (often plural: bocconcini).
- An attractive, cute person (informal, figurative).
In a sentence
Ho preparato dei bocconcini di pollo fritti con le spezie.
I prepared some spiced fried chicken bites.
Compreresti una vaschetta di bocconcini di bufala per l'insalata?
Would you buy a tub of mini buffalo mozzarellas for the salad?
Ha assaggiato un solo bocconcino di torta prima di andarsene.
He tasted just one small morsel of cake before leaving.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| bocconcino | masculine · singular |
| bocconcini | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Diminutive of 'boccone' (mouthful), formed with the suffix '-ino'.
- When referring to food, it carries an appetizing or delicate connotation.