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PRONUNCIATION OF BENTO BOX

bento box  [ˈbɛntəʊ bɒks] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BENTO BOX

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determiner
exclamation
Bento box 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 BOX MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bento box

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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BENTO BOX


beatbox
ˈbiːtˌbɒks
box
bɒks
brainbox
ˈbreɪnˌbɒks
cashbox
ˈkæʃˌbɒks
chatterbox
ˈtʃætəˌbɒks
gearbox
ˈɡɪəˌbɒks
hotbox
ˈhɒtˌbɒks
inbox
ˈɪnˌbɒks
jukebox
ˈdʒuːkˌbɒks
lunchbox
ˈlʌntʃˌbɒks
mailbox
ˈmeɪlˌbɒks
matchbox
ˈmætʃˌbɒks
outbox
ˈaʊtˌbɒks
pillar-box
ˈpɪlə bɒks
sandbox
ˈsændˌbɒks
skybox
ˈskɑɪˌbɒks
soapbox
ˈsəʊpˌbɒks
toolbox
ˈtuːlbɒks

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BENTO BOX

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE BENTO BOX

apple box
black box
blue box
collection box
dialog box
fuse box
glory box
glove box
idiot box
light box
lunch box
music box
out of the box
PO box
set-top box
suggestion box
telephone box
the box
think outside the box
tool box

Synonyms and antonyms of bento box in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bento box» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BENTO BOX

Find out the translation of bento box to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bento box 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 box» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

便当盒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bento box
570 millions of speakers

English

bento box
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Bento बॉक्स
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مربع بينتو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бенто коробка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bento caixa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বেনো বক্স
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

boîte bento
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kotak bento
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bento Box
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

弁当箱
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

도시락
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bento box
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hộp bento
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெண்டோ பெட்டி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बेन्टो बॉक्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bento kutusu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bento box
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Bento Box
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бенто коробка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cutie bento
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Bento Box
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Bento boks
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bento box
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bento
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BENTO BOX»

Discover the use of bento box in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bento box and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
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
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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
3
Hawaii's Bento Box Cookbook: 2nd Course
The second helping of Hawai'iżs Bento Box Cookbook is here! Local chef Susan Yuen, who authored the first book in 2008, presents the second course of her appetizing and visually stimulating cookbook.
Susan Yuen, 2010
4
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
5
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
6
The Big Bento Box of Unuseless Japanese Inventions: The Art ...
Presents a collection of two hundred humorous and eccentric inventions from Japan, from the Drymobile and the Solar-Powered Torch to Duster Slippers for Cats and Walk 'n' Wash Ankle-attachable Laundry Tanks.
Kenji Kawakami, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, 2005
7
Deb Aoki's Bento Box: Selected Comics from the Honolulu ...
Lucky you live in Hawaii? Or even if you've only heard about the Hawaiian Islands, Deb Aoki's Bento Box comic strip is a quirky, funny taste of life in, and away from the Aloha State.
Deb Aoki, 2006
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501 Bento Box Lunches: 501 Unique Recipes for Brilliant Bento
Contains 501 recipes for creating bento box lunches, which are Japanese home-packed meals usually consisting of rice, fish, and meat.
Graffito Books, 2009
9
Bento Boxes: Japanese Meals on the Go
Features portable Japanese meals you can make at home.
Naomi Kijima, 2001
10
Simple Menus for the Bento Box
Two expert chefs offer a collection of traditional and innovative American recipes tailored to the Japanese bento box--a lacquered box with small compartments--organized in seasonal menus
Ellen Greaves, Wayne Nish, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BENTO BOX»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bento box is used in the context of the following news items.
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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»
2
Cook Your Week: Bento
Each lunch or dinner comes in a compartmentalized bento box, with one entree and four sides. Diners can create their customized box from a ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Jul 15»
3
Even more interesting facts to complete your Hello Kitty knowledge!
The bath towel, stuffed animal, bag, shampoo, conditioner and other things in the bathroom set, plus a bento box are presents for the guests! «RocketNews24, Jul 15»
4
Frodeno's new Canyon race bike
This Canyon features an integrated liquid nutrition and bento box. The liquid storage area up front comes off easily. Here is the front end of the ... «Slowtwitch, Jul 15»
5
Annual Food and Wine Classic returns to Park City
"As for Think Outside the Bento Box, we thought it would be fun to do something that focuses on wine and sushi," she said. "This one is close to ... «The Park Record, Jul 15»
6
The Definitive Guide to Eating Your Way to, and Through, Big Sur
Stop along the way and make the drive back part of your adventure. In Morro Bay try a Bento box at Harada Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar. «LA Magazine, Jul 15»
7
Lifemark Labs Adds Bento Lunch Box To Its Product Portfolio
Lifemark Labs considers their product to be the best leakproof bento box on the market. They added the outer edges and sections between compartments are ... «Digital Journal, Jul 15»
8
Mizu Japanese Steakhouse in Syracuse impresses: Dining Out …
As much fun as sushi and bento box combinations can be, we wanted to try the hibachi menu and be entertained by the chef, so we reserved a ... «Syracuse.com, Jul 15»
9
Review of 'Gintama' EP 278 - All Mothers Pack Too Much Food Into …
Hinowa's bento box feels like the marriage bento that Aya Natsume ... The elaborate entrees in Hinowa's bento box lunches scream out that ... «The News Hub, Jul 15»
10
Jenny Lewis: "I Often Think About My Epitaph"
It's a Japanese Bento box. It's like a garlic tofu. I'm not a vegetarian, I don't like tofu typically, but this spicy garlic tofu is the only thing I want to ... «Rolling Stone Australia, Jul 15»

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