bento
Pronunciation: /ˈbɛntəʊ/
The English word “bento” has 5 meanings listed here.
noun
- A Japanese takeaway lunch served in a box, often with the food arranged into an elaborate design.
- Synonym of bento box (“a partitioned, traditionally lacquered, lunchbox in which a Japanese takeaway lunch is served”).
- A generic meal packed in a disposable bento box.
- A menu icon of nine squares in a grid.
- A layout consisting of cards arranged in a modular, irregularly partitioned grid.
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 弁(べん)当(とう) (bentō). Doublet of biandang.
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