street food

American  

[street food] / ˈstrit ˌfud /

noun

1. ready-to-eat food sold on the street or in a park, open-air market, or other outdoor public place.

2. a particular food sold in an outdoor public place.

---

Etymology

Origin of street food

First recorded in 1860–65

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

street food

He's eating "doubles", a street food snack of flatbreads filled with curried chickpeas.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

Standouts include the carnitas tacos and tamarind agua fresca at El Taco Torro, creative pies at Pizza Luna, house-smoked barbecue from Rollin Nolen’s BBQ, and Indian and Nepalese street food from Momo Dosa.

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

The capital has attracted record numbers of tourists in recent years, many eager to sit outside drinking beer and eating street food as the city surges past.

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026

In 2022 “our little scrappy Indian street food spot in the mountains of North Carolina,” as Mrs. Irani puts it, won a James Beard award for outstanding restaurant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026

“Samosas are Pakistani street food, similar to empanadas.”

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

---