スナックバー

Japanese

Alternative forms

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 • (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. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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