スナックバー

Japanese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) スナックバ​ー [sùnákkú báꜜà] (Nakadaka – [5])[2]
  • IPA(key): [sɨ̥ᵝna̠k̚kɯ̟ᵝ ba̠ː]

Noun

スナックバー (rōmaji 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. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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