Japanese

Noun

スナック ‎(romaji sunakku)

1. a snack

Synonyms

• 軽食 (けいしょく) ‎(keishoku)
• 間食 (かんしょく) ‎(kanshoku)
• お八 (や)つ ‎(oyatsu)

Etymology 2

Shortening of スナックバー ‎(sunakku bā, “snack bar”), itself a borrowing from English snack bar.^[2][1]

Noun

スナック ‎(romaji sunakku)

1. a snack bar

Usage notes

The English term generally refers to a counter area selling snacks. The Japanese term more often means a bar selling snacks in addition to alcoholic beverages.

References

1. 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. 1 2 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan