スナックバー
Japanese
Etymology
Borrowed from English snack bar.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) スナックバー [s
ùnákkú báꜜà] (Nakadaka – [5])[2] - IPA(key): [sɨ̥ᵝna̠k̚kɯ̟ᵝ ba̠ː]
Noun
スナックバー (rōmaji sunakku bā)
- a snack bar
Usage notes
The English term generally refers to a counter area selling snacks. The Japanese term more often means a bar selling snacks in addition to alcoholic beverages.
Often shortened to just スナック (sunakku).
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN