snack
n. US //ˈsnæk// UK //snˈæk// snack
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1 food between meals (n.) A1 Beginnera small amount of food that you eat between your main meals.
a small portion of food or a light meal consumed between regular meal times.
ExampleI usually have a healthy snack like an apple in the afternoon.
ExampleThe nutritionist recommended choosing snacks with high protein content to maintain energy levels between lunch and dinner.
From Middle Dutch snacken (“to snack”). Cognate with German schnäken (“to snack”).
See snatch (transitive verb). Ultimately of the same origin as the word under Etymology 1, but perhaps through a different source.