スナックバー

Japanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English snack bar.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ナックバ [sùnákkú báꜜà] (Nakadaka – [5])[2]
  • IPA(key): [sɨ̥na̠k̚kɯ̟ ba̠ː]

Noun

スナックバー • (sunakku bā

  1. 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

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN