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bento

noun

  1. single-portion takeout or home-packed meal common in Japanese cuisine
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Pronunciation: /ˈbɛntəʊ/ / /ˈbɛnˌtoʊ/

noun

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

  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.

    “Typical Singaporean lunch bento wolved down in 5 minutes”

  4. A menu icon of nine squares in a grid.
  5. A layout consisting of cards arranged in a modular, irregularly partitioned grid.