Word noun
snack
n.
US /ˈsnæk/ UK /snˈæk/ snack UK spelling snacked, snacking, snacks
Definition
- 01 A1 Beginner
a 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.
Simple“I usually have a healthy snack like an apple in the afternoon.”
In context“The nutritionist recommended choosing snacks with high protein content to maintain energy levels between lunch and dinner.”
Synonyms
Etymology
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.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
This entry
Origin dum snacken
Level A1 · Beginner
Frequency Frequent
Updated