bocado
1. (=de comida) mouthful
(=aperitivo) snack
·bocado [exquisito]
·titbit
·no he [probado] bocado en todo el día
·I've not had a bite to eat all day
·intentaba hablar entre bocado y bocado
·I was trying to talk between mouthfuls
·[tomar] un bocado
·to have a bite to eat
a. no hay para un bocado that'noun not nearly enough
b. el bocado del leónoun the lion'noun share
c. bocado sin hueso sinecure, soft job
2. (=mordisco) bite
·le arrancó la oreja de un bocado
·he bit his ear off
·pegar un bocado a algo/somebody, someone
·to bite something/somebody
·le he dado nounólo un bocado a tu tortilla
·I've only had a bite out of your omelette
3. (para caballo) bit
4. bocado de Adánoun Adam'noun apple
5. *
(=astilla)   sweetener *,   backhander *, payola United States
6. (Andes)
(=veneno) poison, animal poison