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bento en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈbɛnˌtoʊ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈbɛntəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (also, attributive) 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. (Singapore, broadly) A generic meal packed in a disposable bento box.
    • Typical Singaporean lunch bento wolved down in 5 minutes 2020, Chan Joon Yee, Not Quite Over The Hill: Swinging My Way to 60 and Beyond, Dewdrop Books:
  4. A menu icon of nine squares in a grid.
  5. A layout consisting of cards arranged in a modular, irregularly partitioned grid.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
bentō alternative lexicographic
bento Number=Plur lexicographic
bentos Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

masonry · hamburger · meatball · kebab

Deriveds

bento box

Synonyms

bento box · bento box

Translations (22)

ru бенто́ (Japanese takeaway lunch served in a box) · cmn 便當 /便当 (Japanese takeaway lunch served in a box) · vi cơm hộp (Japanese takeaway lunch served in a box) · vi bento (Japanese takeaway lunch served in a box) · ko 벤토 (Japanese takeaway lunch served in a box) · hi बेंतो (Japanese takeaway lunch served in a box) · cmn 盒飯 /盒饭 (Japanese takeaway lunch served in a box) · mr बेन्तो (Japanese takeaway lunch served in a box) · ar بِنْتُو (Japanese takeaway lunch served in a box) · nan-hbl 便當 /便当 (Japanese takeaway lunch served in a box) · hi बेन्तो (Japanese takeaway lunch served in a box) · ja 弁当 (Japanese takeaway lunch served in a box) · id bento (Japanese takeaway lunch served in a box) · yue 飯盒 /饭盒 (Japanese takeaway lunch served in a box) · fa بنتو (Japanese takeaway lunch served in a box) · pt bentô (Japanese takeaway lunch served in a box) · ar بِنْتُو (Japanese takeaway lunch served in a box) · ru бэнто́ (Japanese takeaway lunch served in a box) · pl bentō (Japanese takeaway lunch served in a box) · cmn 飯盒 /饭盒 (Japanese takeaway lunch served in a box) · ja お弁当 (Japanese takeaway lunch served in a box) · th เบ็นโต (Japanese takeaway lunch served in a box)