お八つ (Oyatsu) is a Japanese noun meaning “between-meal snack, mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack, afternoon refreshment, afternoon tea”.
Meanings
- nounbetween-meal snack
- nounmid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
Examples
おやつにプリンを食べた。
I had some custard pudding for an afternoon snack.
三郎はテーブルの上に出されたおやつをガッと取った。
Saburo snatched up all the snacks that were sitting on the table.
子供の中にはスーパーでお菓子かおやつを買ってもらえないとだだをこね始める子がいる。
Some kids start to carry on at a supermarket when they are not allowed to buy some candy or other treat.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).