spisa -spi- gismu

x1 [object/substance] is a piece/portion/lump/chunk/particle of x2 [substance].

See also pagbu.


In notes:

pagbu
x1 is a part/component/piece/portion/segment of x2 [where x2 is a whole/mass]; x2 is partly x1.
panlo
x1 is a slice [thin flat portion] of x2 (mass).
jufspi
s1 is a fragment of sentence s2=j1 about j2 in language j3.
mi'ispi
s1 is a piece of machine m1=s2.
nabyspi
s1 is a crumb of bread n1 made from grains n2.
spijbama
j1=s2 is a cluster bomb with submunition/clusters/bomblets j2=s1.
titspi
s1=t1 is a sweet/candy/confect.