noun
snack, light meal
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Jause (die Jause) is an Austrian/Bavarian noun meaning snack or light meal, often eaten between meals. Common translations: snack, light meal. Regional specialty: chiefly Austrian; plural Jausen. No special preposition or reflexivity; regular feminine declension. Used colloquially for Zwischenmahlzeit or merienda.
Examples
Nachdem die Wandergruppe eine Jause aß, setzten sich die Teilnehmenden hin, weil eine Pause nötig war.
After the hiking group ate a snack, the participants sat down because a break was necessary.
In Österreich isst man am Nachmittag oft eine Jause.
In Austria, people often have a snack in the afternoon.
In Österreich isst man oft am Nachmittag eine kleine Jause.
In Austria people often eat a small light meal in the afternoon.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a picnic basket labeled 'Jause' with small sandwiches and fruit.
Sounds like 'youse' — imagine offering a snack to 'youse'.
die Jause — think 'die' like 'die plate' (a plate of snack is feminine).
Notes
A regional term common in Austria and parts of southern Germany; refers to a snack or light meal, often in the afternoon.