Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snack food

/ˈsnækfuːd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English

Syllables: snack- -food
IPA: /ˈsnækfuːd/

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A food traditionally or commonly consumed as a snack between meals.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any other food consumed as a snack.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The consumption of snack food is linked with obesity."
"... 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."
"...in Italy, customers can buy an espresso; in India, the restaurants use lamb instead of beef; and in Athens, McDonald's sells spanakopita as a snack food."
"You can have salads that taste extraordinary! You can eat amazing foods like avocados and literally become hooked on them as your favorite snack food."

Etymology

From snack + food.

Usage

Inflected Forms

snack foods (plural) snackfood (alternative)

Phrases

street food

Frequently Paired Words

street food streetfood

Questions

How do you pronounce snack food?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsnækfuːd/.
What does snack food mean?: A food traditionally or commonly consumed as a snack between meals.
Where does snack food come from?: From snack + food.

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