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Meaning of bento | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
/ˈbɛntəʊ/

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية بِنْتُو
Bahasa Indonesia bento
日本語 お弁当 弁当
한국어 벤토
Português Bento
Русский бенто бэнто
ไทย เบ็นโต
Tiếng Việt cơm hộp

Examples

“Typical Singaporean lunch bento wolved down in 5 minutes”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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