Tupperware

See also: tupperware

English

A piece of Tupperware.

Alternative forms

• tupperware

Etymology

From Tupper +‎ -ware. Named after American businessman Earl Tupper (1907–1983), who invented the product in 1942 and founded the company that produced it. Thus it is a genericised trademark.

Pronunciation

• Audio (US):

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Noun

Tupperware (countable and uncountable, plural Tupperware or Tupperwares)

1. A food-storage container (often plastic), or a set of such containers.

   Synonyms: plastic container, food container

   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:Tupperware.

Related terms

• Tupperize
• Tupperware lady
• Tupperware party

 

Translations

Translations

• Arabic: حَافِظَة طَعَام f (ḥāfiẓa(t) ṭaʕām)

  Hijazi Arabic: تبرويرة f (tabirwēra, tapirwēra)

• French: tupperware (fr) m
• Greek: τάπερ (el) (táper)
• Portuguese: taparuere (pt) m, tapoer (pt) m, tupperware (pt) m
• Spanish: tupper m, táper (es) m
• Thai: ทัปเปอร์แวร์ (táp-bpə̂ə-wɛɛ)