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snack.

A light meal.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/snæk/
  1. A light meal.

  2. An item of food eaten between meals.

  3. A very sexy and attractive person.

    slang
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch snacken (“to snack”). Cognate with German schnäken (“to snack”).

verb/snæk/
  1. To eat a light meal.

  2. To eat between meals.

Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch snacken (“to snack”). Cognate with German schnäken (“to snack”).

noun/snæk/
  1. A share; a part or portion.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

See snatch (transitive verb). Ultimately of the same origin as the word under Etymology 1, but perhaps through a different source.

verb/snæk/
  1. To snatch.

    obsolete · transitive
  2. To bite.

    obsolete · transitive
  3. To share.

    obsolete · transitive
Where this word comes from

See snatch (transitive verb). Ultimately of the same origin as the word under Etymology 1, but perhaps through a different source.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.