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street foods

street foods is the plural of street food.

Meaning of street food

Noun

street food (countable and uncountable, plural street foods)

  1. Ready-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 Countries
  2. (broadly) Food 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)

Questions about street foods

What is street foods the plural of?
Street foods is the plural of street food.

Words near street foods in the dictionary

  1. street fighter
  2. street fighters
  3. street fighting
  4. street fights
  5. street food
  6. street foods
  7. street furniture
  8. street gang
  9. street gangs
  10. street girl
  11. street girls

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