スナックバー

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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スナックバー (sunakku bā

  1. a snack bar

Usage notes

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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

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  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