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Meaning of "tiffin" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TIFFIN

Probably from obsolete tiffing, from tiff to sip.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TIFFIN

tiffin  [ˈtɪfɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TIFFIN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tiffin 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 TIFFIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tiffin

Tiffin

Tiffin is an English slang term of second breakfast or lunch, sometimes applied to any light meal. It originated in British India, and is today found primarily in Indian English. The word originated when Indian custom superseded the British practice of an afternoon tea, leading to a new word for the afternoon meal. It is derived from the obsolete English slang tiffing, for "taking a little drink or sip". When used for "lunch", it is not necessarily a light meal.:88 In South India and in Nepal, the term is generally used for between-meals snacks: dosas, idlis, etc. In other parts of India, such as Mumbai, the word mostly refers to a packed lunch of some sort, in particular to light lunches prepared for working Indian men by their wives after they have left for work, or for schoolchildren by their parents. In Mumbai, it is often forwarded to them by dabbawalas, sometimes known as tiffin wallahs, who use a complex system to get thousands of tiffin-boxes to their destinations. Tiffin often consists of rice, dal, curry, vegetables, chapatis or "spicy meats". In addition, the lunch boxes are themselves called tiffin carriers, tiffin-boxes or just tiffins.

Definition of tiffin in the English dictionary

The definition of tiffin in the dictionary is a light meal, esp one taken at midday.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TIFFIN


biffin
ˈbɪfɪn
bluefin
ˈbluːˌfɪn
bowfin
ˈbəʊˌfɪn
coffin
ˈkɒfɪn
cuffin
ˈkʌfɪn
dauphin
ˈdɔːfɪn
delphin
ˈdɛlfɪn
dolphin
ˈdɒlfɪn
elfin
ˈɛlfɪn
fin
fɪn
Finn
ˈfɪn
gonadotrophin
ˌɡɒnədəʊˈtrəʊfɪn
griffin
ˈɡrɪfɪn
MacGuffin
məˈɡʌfɪn
McGuffin
məˈɡʌfɪn
muffin
ˈmʌfɪn
paraffin
ˈpærəfɪn
puffin
ˈpʌfɪn
redfin
ˈrɛdˌfɪn
serafin
ˈserəfɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TIFFIN

tierceron
Tierra del Fuego
ties
tietac
tiff
Tiffanie
tiffanies
tiffany
Tiffany glass
Tiffany setting
tiffing
Tiflis
tifoso
tig
TIG welding
tige
tiger
Tiger balm
tiger beetle
tiger cat

WORDS THAT END LIKE TIFFIN

a nail in one´s coffin
anal fin
blackfin
boffin
caudal fin
chromaffin
cycloparaffin
dorsal fin
Ecofin
English muffin
humgruffin
liquid paraffin
nitroparaffin
olefin
perfin
polyolefin
ragamuffin
threadfin
uncoffin
yellowfin

Synonyms and antonyms of tiffin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tiffin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TIFFIN

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

Translator English - Chinese

茶园
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tiffin
570 millions of speakers

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tiffin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

टिफिन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الغداء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Второй завтрак
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Tiffin
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

টিফিন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

repas de midi
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tiffin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tiffin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ティフィン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

점심을 먹다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tiffin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bưa ăn trưa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிற்றுண்டி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टिफिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ikindi kahvaltısı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tiffin
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tiffin
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

другий сніданок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Tiffin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

tiffin
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

TIFFIN
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tiffin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Tiffin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tiffin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TIFFIN»

The term «tiffin» is quite widely used and occupies the 33.256 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TIFFIN» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TIFFIN»

Discover the use of tiffin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tiffin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Post-colonial Studies: The Key Concepts
This volume provides an essential key to understanding the issues that characterize post-colonialism, explaining what it is, where it is encountered and why it is crucial in forging new cultural identities, Among the subjects defined and ...
Bill Ashcroft, Gareth Griffiths, Helen Tiffin, 2000
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Postcolonial Ecocriticism: Literature, Animals, Environment
This work examines relationships between humans, animals, and the environment.
Graham Huggan, Helen Tiffin, 2010
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Postcolonial Studies: The Key Concepts
For this third edition over thirty new entries have been added including:CosmopolitanismDevelopmentFundamentalismNostalgiaPost-colonial cinemaSustainabilityTraffickingWorld Englishes.Post-Colonial Studies: The Key Concepts.
Bill Ashcroft, Gareth Griffiths, Helen Tiffin, 2013
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The Tiffin
When a note placed in a delivered lunch tin (a tiffin) is lost Kunal is seperated from his mother and ends up living as a slave.
Mahtab Narsimhan, 2011
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Marvelous Geometry: Narrative and Metafiction in Modern ...
Explores self-consciousness and metafictional awareness in modern fairy tale and its expression across literary fairy tale, popular fairy tale, and fairy-tale film.
Jessica Tiffin, 2009
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Depression Era Stems and Tableware: Tiffin
An extraordinary sample of Depression era glass, from an extraordinary glass company. Most of the Tiffin glass presented in this volume is from the 1920s and 1930s.
Ed Goshe, Ruth Hemminger, Leslie A. Piña, 1998
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Transport Communications: Understanding Global Networks ...
Transport Communications is a ground-breaking study into the future of transporting both people and goods more efficiently.
John Tiffin, Christopher Charles Kissling, 2007
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The Empire Writes Back: Theory and Practice in Post-Colonial ...
This was the first major theoretical account of a wide range of post-colonial texts and their relation to the larger issues of post-colonial culture, and remains one of the most significant works published in this field.
Bill Ashcroft, Gareth Griffiths, Helen Tiffin, 2003
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The Post-colonial Studies Reader
This collection covers a huge range of topics and issues, and features nearly ninety of the most widely read, influential and innovative pieces of writing.
Bill Ashcroft, Gareth Griffiths, Helen Tiffin, 1995
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The Global Virtual University
This book is about the shift from the modern university of the nation state to the global virtual university of the future.
John Tiffin, Lalita Rajasingham, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TIFFIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tiffin is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tiffin Sears to close
After years of business in the Tiffin community, Sears Hometown Store, 682 W. Market St., will close July 18. Nolan Hill, manager of the Tiffin Sears, said the ... «Tiffin Advertiser Tribune, Jun 15»
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Man in custody after standoff in Tiffin
TIFFIN – A “tense” hourslong stand off ended peacefully today when a man, who had twice put a gun to his head in front of police, surrendered. Miles Wharton ... «Toledo Blade, Jun 15»
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Konnor 'Konno' Bradley Opp
Konnor "Konno" Bradley Opp, 8, of Tiffin, passed away Monday morning, June 15, 2015, at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus. He was born at Mercy ... «Tiffin Advertiser Tribune, Jun 15»
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Tiffin resident kills himself on bank of Sandusky River
A Tiffin man took his own life on the bank of the Sandusky River Friday morning. Chief Fred Stevens of Tiffin Police Department identified the man as Franklin J. «Tiffin Advertiser Tribune, May 15»
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Metairie's Tiffin Inn Pancake House closing after 38 years because …
Advocate staff photo by ELIOT KAMENITZ-- Chet Hingle leaves the Tiffin Inn Pancake House after dining on his favorite meal of french toast in Metairie, La. «The New Orleans Advocate, May 15»
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Ind. man pleads not guilty in case of Tiffin girl, 14
An Indiana man accused of removing a Tiffin teenager from the state appeared in Seneca County Common Pleas Court Judge Michael Kelbley's courtroom for a ... «Tiffin Advertiser Tribune, Apr 15»
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Downtown Tiffin getting a face lift
FOSTORIA — Seneca County commissioners are planning a major reshuffling in downtown Tiffin that includes building a new courthouse and repurposing a ... «Toledo Blade, Apr 15»
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Fire displaces Tiffin family
Fire displaces Tiffin family. March 1, 2015. By Jill Gosche - Online Editor (jgosche@advertiser-tribune.com) , The Advertiser-Tribune. Save |. A family was ... «Tiffin Advertiser Tribune, Feb 15»
9
Tiffin mayor offers new plan on justice center
Tiffin Mayor Aaron Montz on Thursday proposed to city council and Seneca County commissioners a plan to shift financial risk to the city in order to go ahead ... «Toledo Blade, Feb 15»
10
Tiffin, Ohio mom who lost 5 kids in fire sentenced on drug charge
TIFFIN, Ohio -- An Ohio woman whose five children died in a fire more than a year ago has been ordered to undergo substance abuse rehabilitation after ... «WKYC-TV, Jan 15»

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