snackette

English

Etymology

snack +‎ -ette

Pronunciation

• (shop) IPA^(key): /ˈsnækɛt/
• (little snack) IPA^(key): /ˌsnæˈkɛt/

Noun

snackette (plural snackettes)

1. A small shop selling snacks.
   • 2014, Malcolm Alves, Roll Over, page 223:

     They are only strolling for ten minutes when they stumble on a snackette sandwiched between a dry-goods store and a drug store. There are many people drifting in and out of the snackette and several seated on stools […]

2. A little snack.
   • 2014, Janice Russell, A Waste of Good Weather, page 215:

     […] and as over an hour and a half had passed since first brunch, Doc was keen to have a little snackette, and was first to say a definite yes.