finger food
/ˈfɪŋɡə(ɹ)ˌfuːd/
finger food noun: food that can be eaten with one's hands, as opposed to requiring utensils; often appetizers and snacks.
Noun
finger food (countable and uncountable, plural finger foods)
- Food 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.
finger food meaning in Malay and Indonesian
finger food in Malay
- Food that can be eaten with one's hands
- makanan cekut
finger food in Indonesian
- Food that can be eaten with one's hands
- makanan cekut, makanan jumput
Forms of finger food
| plural | finger foods |
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Questions about finger food
- What does finger food mean?
- Finger food means food that can be eaten with one's hands, as opposed to requiring utensils; often appetizers and snacks.
- What is finger food in Malay?
- Finger food in Malay is makanan cekut. See Finger food meaning in Malay.
- What part of speech is finger food?
- Finger food is a noun.
- How do you pronounce finger food?
- Finger food is pronounced /ˈfɪŋɡə(ɹ)ˌfuːd/.
- What is the plural of finger food?
- The plural of finger food is finger foods.
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