Snack
Meaning of Snack
A small amount of food eaten between meals.
ما معنى كلمة Snack بالعربي؟
وجبة خفيفة
🍿🥨 وجبة خفيفة تُؤكل بين الوجبات الرئيسية؛ طعام بسيط وسريع التحضير؛ أكل صغير يُسكت الجوع مؤقتاً؛ تسالي غذائية لذيذة ومُشبعة؛ مُقبلات خفيفة تُؤكل للمتعة أو سد الجوع 🍿🥨
قصة GL: الوجبات المعرفية الخفيفة والمُغذية - تسالي فكرية مُفيدة، معلومات مُركزة سهلة الهضم قدمها نايف العيسى في برامج التعلم المُبسط حيث يحصل المُتعلمون على جرعات معرفية خفيفة ومُركزة بين الجلسات الرئيسية، مُحافظين على الشغف المُستمر للتعلم 🧠
Synonyms & related words
Snack in a sentence
Snack timing was recorded in the diet diary.
A snack range lifted sales.
Snack labelling must list allergens.
Students bring a snack to school.
Origin of Snack
From Middle Dutch snacken 'to snap at'.
In the Genetic Learning (GL) context
In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, snack also inspires snackable learning. GL lessons are short, snack-sized units.
Snack audio micro-course (transcript)
Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning
Narrator: Between the great meals of the day sits a small, beloved word.
Narrator: Snack. Phonetically: SNAK. IPA: /snæk/.
Narrator: As a noun, a snack is a small amount of food eaten between meals.
Narrator: A biscuit, a handful of crisps, a piece of fruit — all classic snacks.
Narrator: As a verb, to snack means to eat such small amounts — I tend to snack in the afternoon.
Narrator: The word came from Middle Dutch snacken, meaning to bite or to snap at.
Narrator: Originally it described a quick bite — a dog's snack, a sudden snap of the jaws.
Narrator: By the eighteenth century it had softened into a light bite of food between meals.
Narrator: In modern slang, snack has even gained a playful sense — calling someone very attractive.
Narrator: And in tech, snackable content means short, quick, easy-to-consume pieces of media.
Narrator: Register: informal and friendly across every sense — never stiff or formal.
Narrator: Snack is the word for the little bite that keeps us going between the bigger ones.
Read podcasts 2 and 3
Podcast 2 — In conversation
Speaker A: I'm starving, but dinner's hours away. I might grab a quick snack.
Speaker B: That's the everyday sense — a snack, a small bite between meals.
Speaker A: Exactly. I usually snack on fruit rather than crisps if I can help it.
Speaker B: Good habit. And notice snack works as both a noun and a verb there.
Speaker A: Right — a snack is the food, and to snack is the act of eating it.
Speaker B: And there's the modern media sense too — snackable content, short and easy to consume.
Speaker A: Like quick videos you can watch in a minute. What's the difference between snack and meal?
Speaker B: A meal is full and substantial — breakfast, lunch, dinner. A snack is small and light, in between.
Speaker A: And snack versus treat?
Speaker B: A treat is something special and indulgent. A snack is everyday — it needn't be a reward.
Speaker A: So a chocolate bar is a treat, but an apple is just a snack.
Speaker B: Nicely put. Treats are occasional, snacks are routine.
Speaker A: Any common mistake?
Speaker B: Calling a big plate of food a snack. If it's filling enough to replace a meal, it's no longer a snack.
Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering
Speaker B: Today we use snack in AI development prompts — perfect for small, bite-sized features and quick content.
Speaker B: Snack signals something small, light, and quick to consume — a brilliant word for micro-features.
Speaker B: First — UI design.
Speaker B: Prompt one.
Speaker B: Snack-sized tells the AI exactly the small, quick, glanceable scale you want.
Speaker A: Snack-sized toast — that captures small and quick in one word. Memorable.
Speaker B: Content feature now.
Speaker B: Prompt two.
Speaker A: Snackable feed — short cards users can snack on. Exactly how modern feeds work.
Speaker B: Database design prompt.
Speaker B: Prompt three.
Speaker A: A real snacks table — practical and clear. Easy to picture.
Speaker B: Full application prompt.
Speaker B: Prompt four.
Speaker A: A snack tracker with a gentle warning — genuinely useful and friendly.
Speaker B: Learning tool prompt.
Speaker B: Prompt five.
Speaker A: Snack-learning, one tiny lesson a day — a lovely, sticky product idea.
Speaker B: Final — onboarding prompt.
Speaker B: Prompt six.
Speaker A: Snack-sized onboarding — one bite at a time. Far less daunting for new users.
Speaker B: Use snack in prompts whenever you want something small, quick, and easy to consume. Friendly, vivid, and instantly understood.
Frequently asked questions about Snack
What does Snack mean?
A small amount of food eaten between meals.
ما معنى كلمة Snack بالعربي؟
وجبة خفيفة — 🍿🥨 وجبة خفيفة تُؤكل بين الوجبات الرئيسية؛ طعام بسيط وسريع التحضير؛ أكل صغير يُسكت الجوع مؤقتاً؛ تسالي غذائية لذيذة ومُشبعة؛ مُقبلات خفيفة تُؤكل للمتعة أو سد الجوع 🍿🥨
How do you pronounce Snack?
Snack is pronounced /snæk/ and is used as a noun / verb.
How is Snack used in a sentence?
Snack timing was recorded in the diet diary.
What are synonyms of Snack?
bite, nibble, refreshment, light meal, titbit, treat.