dabba

/ ˈdæbə /

noun

1. (in Indian cookery) a round metal box used to transport hot food, either from home or from a restaurant, to a person's place of work

Word History and Origins

Origin of dabba¹

C20: from Hindi: lunchbox

Example Sentences

When the veteran Indian food critic Marryam H. Reshii decided to write a book about spices, she hoped to encourage people to think a little more deeply about the contents of their spice rack or masala dabba.

From Salon

The dabbawalas ensure each dabba is promptly dropped at the client's workplace on a hand cart just before lunchtime.

From Salon

In a yabba dabba dispute that pitted property rights against government rules that played out in international media, retired publishing mogul Florence Fang defended her colorful, bulbous-shaped house and its elaborate homage to “The Flintstones” family, featuring Stone Age sculptures inspired by the 1960s cartoon, along with aliens and other oddities.

From Washington Times

In a yabba dabba dispute that pitted property rights against government rules that played out in international media, retired publishing mogul Florence Fang defended her colorful, bulbous-shaped house and its elaborate homage to “The Flintstones” family, featuring Stone Age sculptures inspired by the 1960s cartoon, along with aliens and other oddities..

From Seattle Times

This is far from Easy, Easy; yabba dabba don’t take anything for granted.

From The Guardian