A light snack or small amount of food eaten between meals, particularly in Scottish dialect.
From Scottish and Northern English dialect, possibly related to Old English onæc or related to words meaning 'back' or 'again.' The origin is uncertain but may relate to eating 'on the back' of another meal.
In Scotland, asking for an anack is like saying 'let's grab a bite'—it's a cozy dialect word that shows how different English regions had their own food vocabulary!
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