snack

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsnæk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/snæk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(snak)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
snack n ([sth] small to eat)tentempié, refrigerio nm
  piscolabis nm inv
  (MX)botana nf
  (CL)colación nf
 There were still two hours to go before dinner and Carol was starving, so she made herself a snack.
 Aún faltaban dos horas para cenar y Carol estaba muerta de hambre, por lo que se preparó un tentempié.
snack⇒ vi (eat between meals)picotear⇒ vi
  pinchar⇒ vi
 John is always snacking, but he never puts on any weight.
 John siempre está picoteando, pero no engorda nada.
snack on [sth] vi + prep (eat between meals)comer⇒ vtr
  picar⇒ vtr
 Maggie snacks on chocolate bars when she's bored.
 Cuando está aburrida, Maggie come barras de chocolate.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
snack n figurative, informal (attractive person) (coloquial)bombón nm
 That guy is a snack! I wonder if he'd say yes to a date with me?
 ¡Ese chico es un bombón! Me pregunto si aceptaría salir conmigo.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
snack bar n (small café)cafetería nf
 I'll go to the snack bar to get us some popcorn and sodas at half-time.
 En el intermedio iré a la cafetería a comprar palomitas y refrescos.
  (ES)bar de tapas nm + loc adj
  (AR, anticuado)bar al paso nm + loc adj
snack food n ([sth] to be eaten between meals) (AR, voz inglesa)snack nm
  tentempié nm
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'snack' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
a bite to eat - ants on a log - bar - bite - cafeteria - chip - commissary - corn chip - crisp - elevenses - energy bar - gorp - grab bag - granola bar - little bite - nibble - pakora - pine nuts - pork rind - potato chip - rice cake - savoury - suppertime - tortilla chip - trail mix - tuck
Spanish:
bocadito - botana - hacer boca - lonche - mecatear - mecato - once - pasapalo - pasapalos - picar - piscolabis - refacción - refrigerio - snack - tentempié - causeo - minuta - montado - aperitivo - almorzar - almuerzo - ambigú - barra americana - bocadillería - bocadillo - bocado - bocatería - cantina - chiringuito - lonchera - lonchería - matar el gusanillo - merendar - merienda - refaccionar - refresco - snack-bar - soda - suplemento deportivo - tapa - tomar once - yantar

Collocations: a snack-size [bar, portion, pack], bought from the snack [bar, machine], a [light, filling, healthy, sweet, savory] snack, more...

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