Jause
German, noun/ˈjɑɔ̯sɛ/
Jause is spelled J-A-U-S-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 85,035th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jause is a German feminine noun meaning “snack” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kleine, zwischen den Hauptmahlzeiten eingenommene, Mahlzeit am Vor- oder Nachmittag; (kleiner) Imbiss”.
What does Jause mean in English?
noun
- 1
Austriafemininesnack
Weil es schönes Wetter gibt, werden wir auf der Terrasse die Jause servieren.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kleine, zwischen den Hauptmahlzeiten eingenommene, Mahlzeit am Vor- oder Nachmittag; (kleiner) Imbiss 2. für die unter [1] beschriebene Mahlzeit vorgesehene Pause am Vor- oder Nachmittag 3. (zumeist abends eingenommene) kalte Mahlzeit
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Jause
- Jausen plural
- Jäuschen diminutive neuter
- Jauserl diminutive neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Jause?
- /ˈjɑɔ̯sɛ/
- Austria [-z̥ɛ]
- Germany [ˈjaʊ̯zə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Jause
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Jause in German?
Jause appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).