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Food & Drink

かぷっと

kapu-tto

Gentle bite / nibble

A soft, playful bite. Like a baby gumming food, or gently biting into something soft. Cute and light.

💡A baby tasting a rice cracker — 'She went kapu-tto and nibbled it happily.'

Example

メロンパンにかぷっとかぶりついた。

I took a kapu-tto bite of the melon bread.

Quiz yourself

The child ___ bit into the soft bread roll.

子供がパンに○○とかぶりついた。

nibblegentlebitecutesoft
Intermediate