street food
Americannoun
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ready-to-eat food sold on the street or in a park, open-air market, or other outdoor public place.
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a particular food sold in an outdoor public place.
Etymology
Origin of street food
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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Something as embedded and sentimental as street food doesn’t just vanish.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
She followed this up with a fourth fraudulent application in August 2020, seeking £50,000 for White Coconut Ltd - which traded as an Indian street food outlet in Cardiff.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 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
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