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Snack vs Appetizer - What's the difference?

snack | appetizer |

As nouns the difference between snack and appetizer

is that snack is a light meal while appetizer is a small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal.

As a verb snack

is to eat a light meal.

snack

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(en noun)
  • A light meal.
  • An item of food eaten between meals.
    • Derived terms
    * snack bar * snack food * snacker * snackette * snackery * snackless * snacky
    See also
    * munchies

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to eat a light meal
  • to eat between meals
    • Derived terms
    * snack down

    Etymology 2

    See snatch (transitive verb).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A share; a part or portion.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • At last he whispers, "Do, and we go snacks ."
    (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

    * ----

    appetizer

    English

    Alternative forms

    * appetiser (Commonwealth only)

    Noun

    (wikipedia appetizer) (en noun)
  • (usually, in the plural) A small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal

    • Synonyms

    * * hors d'oeuvre * starter