minibar

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English

Etymology

From mini- +‎ bar.

Noun

minibar (plural minibars)

  1. A small refrigerator in a hotel room, containing drinks and snacks that the guest may choose to purchase during their stay.
    • 1999, Esquire: The Magazine for Men, volume 131, page 96:
      Print on the wall, earth tones on the bed, data port on the phone, fifty-five channels on the TV, including E! and Bravo: the modern secular hotel in perfect replica, except for the fact that there's no Spankavision and no minibar.
    • 2004 December 12, Karen Robionvitz, “WHAT'S NEXT; SEX KITS IN THE MINIBAR.”, in The New York Times‎:
      "Something that's playful entices guests and loosens the scene and makes things relaxed," said Scott Engelman, the director of food and beverage at the Hotel Victor, in Miami Beach, which is scheduled to open on Wednesday and will include in its minibar offerings the Passion Pleasure, a box the size of a deck of cards that holds two condoms, alcohol-free wipes, lubricant and performance gel that Mr. Engelman describes as "a cream version of Viagra."
    • 2017 May 22, Tammy La Grace, “Drink Up, Business Travelers. The Minibar Is on the Way Out.”, in The New York Times‎:
      “When I’m exhausted and thirsty, I don’t want to have to leave my room to go get water because there’s no minibar. That’s one of my biggest rants,” he said. (Dr. Robson confirmed that minibars are, in fact, becoming extinct. “They take up space and energy and they require a lot of labor to maintain,” she said.)

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Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from English minibar, equivalent to mini- +‎ bar.

Noun

minibar m (plural minibares)

  1. minibar

Synonyms

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English minibar. By surface analysis, mini- +‎ bar.

Noun

minibar m (invariable)

  1. minibar
    Synonym: frigobar

Anagrams

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English minibar. By surface analysis, mini- +‎ bar.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: mi‧ni‧bar

Noun

minibar m (plural minibares)

  1. minibar
    Synonym: (Brazil) frigobar

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English minibar, equivalent to mini- +‎ bar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miniˈbaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: mi‧ni‧bar

Noun

minibar m (plural minibares)

  1. minibar
    Synonym: frigobar

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