At last he whispers, ``Do, and we go snacks.''
--Pope.
[1913 Webster]
2. A slight, hasty repast. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
snack — snack … Dictionnaire des rimes
snack — bar [ snakbar ] ou snack [ snak ] n. m. • 1933, 1958; mot angl. amér., de snack « repas léger et hâtif » et bar ♦ Anglic. Café restaurant moderne où l on sert rapidement des plats simples. ⇒ fast food; région. casse croûte. « Au cœur même de la… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Snack — Sm Imbiß erw. fremd. Erkennbar fremd (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. snack, einer Ableitung von ne. snack schnappen, beißen , dessen Herkunft nicht sicher geklärt ist. Ebenso nndl. snack, nfrz. snack( bar), nschw. snack, nnorw. snack. ✎ … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
snack — s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} spuntino, merenda | panino, merendina o sim. che si consuma come spuntino: uno snack al cioccolato {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1959. ETIMO: der. di (to) snack mordere … Dizionario italiano
Snack — [snɛk, engl. snæk] der; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. snack zu to snack (mdal.) »schnappen«> Imbiss, kleine Zwischenmahlzeit … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
snack — s.n. Cuvânt american pentru gustare luată între mese, servită la un snack bar sau la un local fast food (bufet expres), de obicei asociată cu o băutură nealcoolică. Trimis de gal, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DGE … Dicționar Român
snack — /snæk/, it. /znɛk/ s. ingl. [der. di (to ) snack mordere ], usato in ital. al masch. [breve pasto consumato fra i pasti principali a base di pizzette, tramezzini, ecc.] ▶◀ (lett.) asciolvere, merenda, merendina, spuntino … Enciclopedia Italiana
snack — (v.) c.1300, to bite or snap (of a dog), probably from M.Du. snacken to snatch, chatter (see SNATCH (Cf. snatch)). The meaning have a mere bite or morsel, eat a light meal is first attested 1807; the noun in this sense is from 1757. Snack bar is… … Etymology dictionary
snack — [n] tiny meal bite, bite to eat*, break, eats*, goodies*, grub*, light meal, lunch, luncheon, midnight snack, morsel, munch*, nibble, nosh*, pickings, piece, refreshment, tea, tidbit; concepts 457,459 Ant. meal … New thesaurus
snack — ► NOUN 1) a small quantity of food eaten between meals or in place of a meal. 2) Austral. informal a thing that is easy to accomplish. ► VERB ▪ eat a snack. ORIGIN Dutch, from snacken to bite … English terms dictionary
