bento box

See also: bentō box

English

Alternative forms

• bentō box

Noun

bento box (plural bento boxes)

1. A partitioned lunchbox in which a bento is served, traditionally lacquered.
   • 2024 December 27, Christian Wolmar, “A mix of modern and traditional on board the Shinkansen”, in RAIL, number 1025, page 40:

     At the time there were dining cars, and bento boxes were sold on board for those not using the restaurant. Today, sadly, no bento boxes (the meal in a box with chopsticks and a large selection of tasty morsels with enough rice to ensure a full stomach) are available on the trains. […] Until last year, the famous bento boxes were dispensed from trolleys by friendly waitresses on the trains. But they now have to be bought at the station kiosks.

Hypernyms

• box