snack food

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snack food

/ˈsnækfuːd/

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From snack + food.

noun snack foods · snackfood

countable, uncountable A food traditionally or commonly consumed as a snack between meals. The consumption of snack food is linked with obesity.
countable, uncountable Any other food consumed as a snack. ... Bee Wise with Bee Pollen, Bee Propolis, Royal Jelly smoothies or other drinks, or it may be eaten plain as a snack food by the spoonful.

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noun food consumed as a snack between meals

Español	aperitivo, canapé
中文	小吃 xiǎochī, 零食 língshí, 點心 /点心 diǎnxīn

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@misc{snack_food_2026,
  title = {snack food},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/snack%20food},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}