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bento

/ˈbɛntəʊ/ UK
/ˈbɛnˌtoʊ/ US

Rhymes with -ɛntəʊ

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Borrowed from Japanese 弁(べん)当(とう) (bentō). Doublet of biandang.

noun bento · bentos · bentō

also, attributive A Japanese takeaway lunch served in a box, often with the food arranged into an elaborate design.
Similar: bento box
Synonym of bento box (“a partitioned, traditionally lacquered, lunchbox in which a Japanese takeaway lunch is served”).
Similar: bento box
Singapore, broadly A generic meal packed in a disposable bento box. Typical Singaporean lunch bento wolved down in 5 minutes
A menu icon of nine squares in a grid.
A layout consisting of cards arranged in a modular, irregularly partitioned grid.

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noun Japanese takeaway lunch served in a box

한국어	벤토 bento
日本語	弁当 bentō, お弁当 o-bentō
中文	飯盒 /饭盒 fànhé, 盒飯 /盒饭 héfàn
हिन्दी	बेन्तो bento, बेंतो bento
Português	bentô
Русский	бэнто́ bɛntó, бенто́ bɛntó
Tiếng Việt	cơm hộp, bento
العربية	بِنْتُو bintū, بِنْتُو bentō

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@misc{bento_2026,
  title = {bento},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bento},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}