"minibar" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: minibars [plural]
Etymology: From mini- + bar. Etymology templates: {{af|en|mini-|bar}} mini- + bar Head templates: {{en-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. Translations (small refrigerator in a hotel room): minibar (Basque), міні-ба́р (mini-bár) [masculine] (Belarusian), minibar [masculine] (Dutch), minibar (Finnish), mini-bar [masculine] (French), minibar [masculine] (Galician), Minibar [feminine] (German), minibar [feminine] (Italian), frigobar [masculine] (Italian), ミニバー (minibā) (Japanese), 미니바 (miniba) (Korean), minibar [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), minibar [masculine] (Portuguese), frigobar [masculine] (Portuguese), mini-bar (Romanian), мини-ба́р (mini-bár) [masculine] (Russian), minibar [masculine] (Spanish), frigobar [masculine] (Spanish), minibar [common-gender] (Swedish), міні-ба́р (mini-bár) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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