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おやつ
oyatsu
Description
「おやつ」は、朝ごはんや昼ごはんとは別に、少しだけ食べる軽い食べ物のことです。
"おやつ" refers to a light snack eaten separately from breakfast or lunch.
子どもも大人も、午後三時ごろにおやつを食べることが多いです。
Both children and adults often eat おやつ around three in the afternoon.
Meanings
おやつoyatsu
a snack eaten between meals
三時のおやつにクッキーを食べた。
I ate cookies for my 3 o'clock snack.
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Notes
- Etymology
from 八つ (yatsu), an old time division around 2–4 p.m. when a light meal was taken.
- Nuance
casual, warm word often used with children; お菓子 focuses on the sweets themselves.
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