noun
afternoon snack, tea time (Swiss)
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“Zvieri” is a Swiss‑German term for an afternoon snack or tea time. It’s a neuter noun (das Zvieri). Plural is Zvieris (adds -s), e.g., die Zvieris; forms include dem Zvieri and des Zvieris. Regional usage in Switzerland, informal and common between lunch and dinner.
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Zum Zvieri gab es Kaffee und Kuchen.
For the afternoon snack, there was coffee and cake.
In der Schweiz ist das Zvieri eine beliebte Tradition am Nachmittag.
In Switzerland, 'Zvieri' is a popular afternoon tea-time tradition.
Die Kinder freuten sich auf den Zvieri, weil die Bäckerei neue Buttercroissants buk.
The children looked forward to the afternoon snack because the bakery baked new butter croissants.
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Imagine a small plate with cake and coffee at 4 pm labeled 'Zvieri'.
Sounds a bit like 'very' — think 'very small meal' mid-afternoon.
Neuter: remember 'das Zvieri' — think 'das Essen' (the food) to recall neuter gender.
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Swiss German term for a mid-afternoon snack; may be unfamiliar to speakers of standard German. Use mainly in Swiss contexts or when referring to Swiss customs.