Meanings
nounfinger food (countable and uncountable, plural finger foods)
plural finger foods
- countableuncountableFood that can be eaten with one's hands, as opposed to requiring utensils; often appetizers and snacks.
He didn't serve a full lunch or dinner at the party, but there was plenty of finger food to munch.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 手抓食物
- 手抓食物Food that can be eaten with one's hands
Danish fingermad
- fingermadFood that can be eaten with one's hands
Finnish sormiruoka, sormisyötävä
- sormiruokaFood that can be eaten with one's hands
- sormisyötäväFood that can be eaten with one's hands
German Fingerfood
- FingerfoodFood that can be eaten with one's hands
Indonesian makanan cekut, makanan jumput
- makanan cekutFood that can be eaten with one's hands
- makanan jumputFood that can be eaten with one's hands
Italian finger food, cibo che si mangia senza le posate
- finger foodFood that can be eaten with one's hands
- cibo che si mangia senza le posateFood that can be eaten with one's hands
Malay makanan cekut, ماکنن چکوت
- makanan cekutFood that can be eaten with one's hands
- ماکنن چکوت (makanan cekut)Food that can be eaten with one's hands
Norwegian Bokmål fingermat
- fingermatFood that can be eaten with one's hands
Polish jedzenie spożywane palcami
- jedzenie spożywane palcamiFood that can be eaten with one's hands
Portuguese petisco
- petiscoFood that can be eaten with one's hands
Spanish pasaboca, picoteo
- pasabocaFood that can be eaten with one's hands
- picoteoFood that can be eaten with one's hands
Swedish plockmat
- plockmatFood that can be eaten with one's hands
Welsh bwyd bys a bawd
- bwyd bys a bawdFood that can be eaten with one's hands
Cite this entry
APA
finger food. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finger%20food
MLA
“finger food.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finger%20food. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “finger food,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finger%20food.
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