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Meaning of "bento" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BENTO

Japanese bentō box lunch.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BENTO

bento  [ˈbɛntəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BENTO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bento is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BENTO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bento

Bento

Bento is a single-portion takeout or home-packed meal common in Japanese cuisine. A traditional bento holds rice, fish or meat, with pickled or cooked vegetables, usually in a box-shaped container. Containers range from disposable mass produced to hand crafted lacquerware. Bento boxes are readily available in many places throughout Japan, including convenience stores, bento shops, railway stations, and department stores. However, Japanese homemakers often spend time and energy on a carefully prepared lunch box for their spouse, child, or themselves. Bento can be elaborately arranged in a style called "kyaraben". Kyaraben are typically decorated to look like popular characters from Japanese cartoons, comic books, or video games. Another popular bento style is "oekakiben" or "picture bento". This is decorated to look like people, animals, buildings and monuments, or items such as flowers and plants. Contests are often held where bento arrangers compete for the most aesthetically pleasing arrangements. There are similar forms of boxed lunches in the Philippines, Korea, Taiwan, and India.

Definition of bento in the English dictionary

The definition of bento in the dictionary is a thin box, made of plastic or lacquered wood, divided into compartments which contain small separate dishes comprising a Japanese meal, esp lunch.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BENTO


assiento
ˌæsɪˈɛntəʊ
Benevento
ˌbɛnəˈvɛntəʊ
cento
ˈsɛntəʊ
cinquecento
ˌtʃɪŋkwɪˈtʃɛntəʊ
divertimento
dɪˌvɜːtɪˈmɛntəʊ
junto
ˈdʒʊntəʊ
lento
ˈlɛntəʊ
memento
mɪˈmɛntəʊ
mento
ˈmɛntəʊ
pentimento
ˌpɛntɪˈmɛntəʊ
pimento
pɪˈmɛntəʊ
pimiento
pɪˈmjɛntəʊ
portamento
ˌpɔːtəˈmɛntəʊ
pronunciamento
prəˌnʌnsɪəˈmɛntəʊ
quattrocento
ˌkwætrəʊˈtʃɛntəʊ
rifacimento
rɪˌfætʃɪˈmɛntəʊ
Risorgimento
rɪˌsɔːdʒɪˈmɛntəʊ
Sacramento
ˌsækrəˈmɛntəʊ
Sorrento
səˈrɛntəʊ
trecento
treɪˈtʃɛntəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BENTO

bent grass
benthal
Bentham
Benthamism
Benthamite
benthic
benthoal
benthon
benthonic
benthopelagic
benthos
benthoscope
Bentinck
Bentley
bento box
Benton
bentonite
bentonitic
bentwood
benty

WORDS THAT END LIKE BENTO

aggiornamento
Agrigento
beento
canto
conjunto
conto
duecento
Esperanto
get into
into
obento
onto
Papiamento
pinto
pronto
santo
seicento
tanto
Toronto
Trento

Synonyms and antonyms of bento in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bento» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BENTO

Find out the translation of bento to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bento from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bento» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

便当
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bento
570 millions of speakers

English

bento
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Bento
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بينتو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бенто
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Bento
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bento
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bento
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bento
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

お弁当
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

도시락
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bento
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bento
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Bento
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बेंटो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bento
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bento
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бенто
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bento
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

bento
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Bento
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bento
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bento
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bento

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BENTO»

The term «bento» is very widely used and occupies the 15.329 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BENTO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bento» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bento» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bento

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BENTO»

Discover the use of bento in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bento and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Math Girls
"Combining mathematical rigor with light romance, Math Girls is a unique introduction to advanced mathematics, delivered through the eyes of three students as they learn to deal with problems seldom found in textbooks." - Front flap.
Hiroshi Yūki, 2011
2
The Just Bento Cookbook: Everyday Lunches to Go
Presents twenty-five bento menus and 150 Japanese and Western recipes, along with coverage of such topics as cooking rice, ingredients, and accessories.
‎2011
3
Kawaii Bento Boxes: Cute and Convenient Japanese Meals on the Go
Provides recipes and menus for bento boxes, which are Japanese home-packed meals usually consisting of rice, fish, and meat.
Joie Staff, Mieko Baba, 2009
4
Ten-Minute Bento
Her Ten-minute bento will not rely on visual designs seen on Flickr streams or on blogs. Instead she focuses on sharing everyday Japanese dishes created to satiate hunger and satisfy an ever expanding Japanese palette.
Megumi Fujii, 2012
5
Bento: Story Art Box
Elaborately illustrated publication featuring short fiction.
Dave McKean, Neil Gaiman, Jonathan Carroll, 2001
6
Bento Box in the Heartland: My Japanese Girlhood in ...
Bento Box in the Heartland is an insightful and reflective coming-of-age tale. Beautifully written, each chapter is accompanied by a family recipe of mouth-watering Japanese comfort food.
Linda Furiya, 2010
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Yum-Yum Bento Box: Fresh Recipes for Adorable Lunches
With Yum-Yum Bento Box, Crystal Watanabe and Maki Ogawa devote an entire cookbook to these delicious and adorable meals for all ages!
Crystal Watanabe, Maki Ogawa, 2013
8
Bento's Sketchbook
Bento's Sketchbook is an exploration of the practice of drawing, as well as a meditation on how we perceive and seek to explore our ever-changing relationship with the world around us. From the Hardcover edition.
John Berger, 2011
9
Bento Boxes: Japanese Meals on the Go
Features portable Japanese meals you can make at home.
Naomi Kijima, 2001
10
Using FileMaker Bento, Enhanced Edition
*** This USING FileMaker Bento book is enhanced with 4 hours of FREE step-by-step VIDEO TUTORIALS and AUDIO SIDEBARS! *** FileMaker Bento is a product from FileMaker, which is owned by Apple.
Jesse Feiler, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BENTO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bento is used in the context of the following news items.
1
6 Tips for a Healthier, Happier Work Lunch
If you plan to pack your lunch often, be sure to invest in better, more sustainable food containers in a variety of sizes, like mason jars; bento ... «Business News Daily, Jul 15»
2
Asheville area family-friendly calendar for July
C.A.T.C.H.: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., Children's Museum of the Upstate, 300 College St, Greenville, S.C. A bento box is a single-portion container ... «Asheville Citizen-Times, Jul 15»
3
Cook Your Week: Bento
About the app: Filed under the “affordable food delivered in minutes” category, Bento, created by former “Top Chef” contestant Mattin Noblia, ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Jul 15»
4
Dining Out: Renovations add ambiance at Bento Jubako & Sushi
Tell us about your place: After a months-long hiatus for renovations, Bento Jubako & Sushi is more in tune with owner John Wu's original vision. «Fayetteville Observer, Jul 15»
5
Lifemark Labs Adds Bento Lunch Box To Its Product Portfolio
Scott Grant, spokesperson for Lifemark Labs, has announced they have just added a new product to their portfolio, the Bento Lunch Box. The product is currently ... «Digital Journal, Jul 15»
6
Cook Your Week: 'Bento' great for grazers
I'm no different, so when I discovered Bento — a service promising to deliver build-your-own-bento boxes in minutes — I was totally intrigued. «San Francisco Chronicle, Jul 15»
7
Recipe: Ghost Busters Bento
1 Cut the ghost shape out of a tortilla. It is very easy to do with a sharp knife. Make the facial details with black food colouring. You could also ... «AhlanLive.com, Jul 15»
8
SF meal delivery service Bento raises $1.5 million
Just three months after it began, San Francisco's Bento has raised $1.5 million in seed money for its startup Asian meal delivery service. «SFGate, Jun 15»
9
Delicious inner peace served at Zen Bento
When I walked into Zen Bento, I was not as confused as I should have been. With a modern, clean interior and an earthy color scheme, the ... «Boise State University The Arbiter Online, Jun 15»
10
The Best Way To Map Radiation? Bento Boxes Stuffed With Geiger …
Back in 2011, a team of volunteers crammed Geiger counters into bento-shaped boxes to map the radiation following the Fukushima meltdown. «Gizmodo Australia, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Bento [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/bento>. May 2024 ».
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