bento

[ ben-toh ]

noun,plural ben·tos; Japanese ben·to.Japanese Cooking.
  1. a meal, usually served in a lacquered or elaborately decorated box that is divided into sections for holding individual portions of food.

Origin of bento

1
<Japanese bentō, probably <Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese bān manage, provide + dāng apply, i.e., provision for an eat-out meal

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bento

bento box

/ (ˈbɛntəʊ) /


nounplural -tos
  1. a thin box, made of plastic or lacquered wood, divided into compartments which contain small separate dishes comprising a Japanese meal, esp lunch

Origin of bento

1
Japanese bentō box lunch

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