Catchword: short eats
Part of Speech:
n.pl. The part of speech reflects that used in the
full entry, and not necessarily the part of speech as it is used in the quotation below.
Quotation: If your appetite grows during the day, you can stop at one of the many tea houses which dominate any town’s streets, and order “short eats,” a lovely collective noun for various snacks, such as small patties, spring rolls, samosas, fritters, and small desserts of spiced flours, coconut and cashew nuts.
Article or Document Title:
“It’s lush eating in Sri Lanka”
Author:
Patricia Stamp, Stephen Katz
Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
Globe and Mail
Publishing Location:
Toronto, Can.
Date of Publication:
Apr. 23, 1986
Page Number:
E1