portion
Definitions of portion
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an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a mealtypes:cuissethe upper joint of the leg of a fowlblancmeat carved from the breast of a fowlailethe wing of a fowlhuîtrea small muscle on each side of the back of a fowlcroupionthe tail of a dressed fowltournéea serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic)verrea single serving of a beveragelibationa serving (of wine) poured out in honor of a deitycuisse de pouletthe lower joint of the leg of a chickencôtelettethin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiledfileta longitudinal slice or boned side of a fishtoasta drink in honor of or to the health of a person or eventlibation(facetious) a serving of an alcoholic beverageboisson alcooliséean alcoholic drink taken at bedtime; often alcoholicpanachéa drink made of beer and lemonadelait chaud avec du vinsweet spiced hot milk curdled with ale or beersangriasweetened red wine and orange or lemon juice with soda waterwhisky seca drink consisting of whiskey without a mixerwhisky-on-the-rockswhiskey with icesoda avec une boule de glacea drink with ice cream floating in itmilk-shakefrothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice creamtype of:petite quantité indéfiniean indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
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the allotment of some amount by dividing somethingtype of:répartitionthe act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan
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something less than the whole of a human artifacttypes:apanagea part that is joined to something largermégotthe small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)composant, composante, élémentan artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a systemmorceaua separate part of a wholepoutrelong thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in constructionlambristhe section of a pedestal between the base and the surbasemanche, poignée, prisethe appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move ithardware, materiel(computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer systembattanthinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door)modulea self-contained component (unit or item) that is used in combination with other componentschiffona separate part consisting of fabricpixel(computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot)morceaua broken piece of a brittle artifactpièce de rechangean extra component of a machine or other apparatusligne droitea straight segment of a roadway or racecoursesubdivisiona section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already dividedtype of:objeta tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
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a share set aside for a specific purposesynonyms: parttypes:quote-parta proportional share assigned to each participanttype of:
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