スナックsunakku

1. nounsnack; light meal
   私わたしたちはあらかじめスナックを用意よういしておいた。↗

   We prepared snacks beforehand.
2. nounsnack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol)
3. nounsnack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie

• SynonymおやつNeutralA between-meals snack, especially one eaten around 3 p.m.; it covers fruit and rice balls too, while 「スナック」 usually means chip-type snack foods.
• Synonym間食かんしょくNeutralThe act of eating between meals, or the food eaten then; common in health talk. 「スナック」 can name food or a bar, but never the act of eating.
• Synonym軽食けいしょくNeutralA light meal in small quantity, such as a sandwich. In this sense it matches 「スナック」, but 「スナック」 more often means snack food or a snack bar.
• SynonymスナックバーNeutralA small counter-style bar serving light meals and alcohol; in everyday speech it is usually shortened to just 「スナック」.
• Related飲み屋のみやCasualColloquial general term for any small place to drink. 「スナック」 typically suggests a mama-san-run bar where hostesses chat with you across the counter.
• Related居酒屋いざかやNeutralA Japanese tavern centered on side dishes to go with drinks and on alcohol; 「スナック」 centers on drinking and chatting at the counter.
• Related酒場さかばNeutralA general, slightly old-fashioned word for any establishment selling mainly alcohol; its range is broader than 「スナック」.
• Related一杯飲み屋いっぱいのみやCasualColloquial for a cheap, casual spot to have a quick drink, stressing low prices; 「スナック」 stresses chatting with the hostess at the counter.
• RelatedスタンドバーNeutralA counter bar where you drink standing up; the format differs from 「スナック」, where customers sit and chat.
• Related酒処さけどころWrittenWritten word for a place to drink and eat, often seen on signs; it can also mean a sake-producing region. In daily speech say 「居酒屋」 or 「飲み屋」.
• Related赤ちょうちんあかちょうちんCasualColloquial for a cheap tavern marked by a red lantern, with a plebeian, down-to-earth feel; unlike the counter-chatting 「スナック」.
• Related酒肆しゅしWrittenA literary, archaic term for a liquor shop or bar, not used in daily life; say 「酒屋」 or 「居酒屋」 instead.
• Related茶の子ちゃのこNeutralA snack served with tea, close to the snack-food sense of 「スナック」; it also means something easy to do, as in 「お茶の子さいさい」.

「スナック」 means chip-type snack foods, or a small bar with a mama-san where hostesses chat with customers. For an afternoon snack say 「おやつ」, for a light meal 「軽食」, and for a Japanese-style tavern 「居酒屋」. 「間食」 covers the act of snacking, 「飲み屋」 any place to drink, and 「酒処」「酒肆」 are written words to avoid in speech.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 軽かるい食事しょくじ。軽食けいしょく。
2. じゃがいもやとうもろこしなどを使用しようした菓子かし。スナック菓子かし。