English Explanatory Dictionary

bento

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Japanese takeaway lunch served in a box, often with the food arranged into an elaborate design.
  2. Synonym of bento box (“a partitioned, traditionally lacquered, lunchbox in which a Japanese takeaway lunch is served”).
  3. A generic meal packed in a disposable bento box.
  4. A menu icon of nine squares in a grid.
  5. A layout consisting of cards arranged in a modular, irregularly partitioned grid.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɛntəʊ/ /ˈbɛnˌtoʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-bento.wav

Word forms

bento bentos bentō

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 弁(べん)当(とう) (bentō). Doublet of biandang.

Synonyms

bento box

Derived words

bento box
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