Meanings
plural street foods · alternative streetfood
- countableuncountableReady-to-eat food obtainable from a streetside vendor, often from a makeshift or portable stall.
All studies sought to distinguish between street food meals and snacks...
1997, Irene Tinker, Street Foods: Urban Food and Employment in Developing Countries2 more examples
In fact, street food may well be fresher than that served in restaurants and cafes, as it is cooked at the point of sale. It's certainly much cheaper.
2000, Catherine Hanger, Morocco: World FoodThey specialize in all sorts of events, such as athletic competitions, fairs, and conventions, as well as receptions, banquets, and street food.
2002, Mary Deirdre Donovan, Careers for Gourmets and Others who Relish Food - broadlycountableuncountableFood of this kind served in other contexts such as dine-in restaurants.
Bustling with a lively crowd, this restaurant serves finger-licking Korean street food.
2019, DK Eyewitness Top 10 London: 2020 (Travel Guide)
Translations
Arabic أَكْلُ الشَّارِع
- أَكْلُ الشَّارِع (ʔaklu š-šāriʕ)food obtainable from a streetside vendor
Chinese Cantonese 街邊小食 /街边小食
- 街邊小食 /街边小食 (gaai¹ bin¹ siu² sik⁶)food obtainable from a streetside vendor
Chinese Mandarin 街頭小吃 /街头小吃, 街頭食品 /街头食品
- 街頭小吃 /街头小吃 (jiētóu xiǎochī)food obtainable from a streetside vendor
- 街頭食品 /街头食品 (jiētóu shípǐn)food obtainable from a streetside vendor
Czech pouliční jídlo
- pouliční jídlofood obtainable from a streetside vendor
Dutch straatvoedsel, streetfood
- straatvoedselfood obtainable from a streetside vendor
- streetfoodfood obtainable from a streetside vendor
Finnish katuruoka
- katuruokafood obtainable from a streetside vendor
French bouffe de rue, cuisine de rue
- bouffe de ruefood obtainable from a streetside vendor
- cuisine de ruefood obtainable from a streetside vendor
German Streetfood
- Streetfoodfood obtainable from a streetside vendor
Italian street food, cibo di strada
- street foodfood obtainable from a streetside vendor
- cibo di stradafood obtainable from a streetside vendor
Japanese ストリートフード, 屋台の食べ物
- ストリートフード (sutorīto fūdo)food obtainable from a streetside vendor
- 屋台の食べ物 (yatai no tabemono)food obtainable from a streetside vendor
Korean 길거리 음식
- 길거리 음식 (gilgeori eumsik)food obtainable from a streetside vendor
Polish street food
- street foodfood obtainable from a streetside vendor
Portuguese comida de rua
- comida de ruafood obtainable from a streetside vendor
Romanian mâncare stradală
- mâncare stradalăfood obtainable from a streetside vendor
Russian у́личная еда́, стритфу́д
- у́личная еда́ (úličnaja jedá)food obtainable from a streetside vendor
- стритфу́д (stritfúd)food obtainable from a streetside vendor
Slovak pouličné jedlo
- pouličné jedlofood obtainable from a streetside vendor
Spanish comida calleje, comida callejera
- comida callejefood obtainable from a streetside vendor
- comida callejerafood obtainable from a streetside vendor
Swedish gatumat, gatukäk
- gatumatfood obtainable from a streetside vendor
- gatukäkfood obtainable from a streetside vendor
- streetfoodfood obtainable from a streetside vendor
Thai อาหารข้างถนน
- อาหารข้างถนน (aa-hǎan-kâang-tà-nǒn)food obtainable from a streetside vendor
Turkish sokak yemeği
- sokak yemeğifood obtainable from a streetside vendor
Ukrainian ву́лична ї́жа
- ву́лична ї́жа (vúlyčna jíža)food obtainable from a streetside vendor
Vietnamese món ăn đường phố, thức ăn đường phố
- món ăn đường phốfood obtainable from a streetside vendor
- thức ăn đường phốfood obtainable from a streetside vendor
Cite this entry
street food. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/street%20food
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