Meaning

(also attributive) A Japanese takeaway lunch served in a box, often with the food arranged into an elaborate design..

Definitions by Sense

1. (also attributive) 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. (Singapore, by extension) A generic meal packed in a disposable bento box.
4. (graphical user interface) A menu icon of nine squares in a grid.
5. (graphical user interface) A layout consisting of cards arranged in a modular, irregularly partitioned grid.

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Word Forms

• bento
• bentos
• bentō

Synonyms for bento

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When Should You Use Bento?

Use bento when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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