Meanings
plural snacketerias
- colloquialuncommonA place that serves snacks.
A “snacketeria food court” offers junior versions of Mexican, Italian, Asian and even pasta-and-salad cuisines.
1996 July 11, Richard Kahlenberg, “Summer Fun in the Valley--It’s No Sweat”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Dec 20252 more examples
A Briton said it reminded him of Brighton, where the Conservative party likes to convene in dignified raffishness. But can Brighton boast a snacketeria or a chocolate-covered frozen‐banana stand?
1964 August 21, “News Analysis; Atlantic City: Yesteryear; Convention Site Bears Faded Witness To a Period of Less Urgent Worries”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Dec 2025Not all our members can afford such a high quality product in their own snacketerias, but we’re rather like the Council of Industrial Design – a national show place.
1986, Derek Cooper, “The Ancient Guild of Sandwichmakers”, in The Gunge File: Episodes in the Life of Ray Gunge, Self-Styled Catering Wizard of the North, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, →ISBN, page 15
Origin
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