bento
English
Alternative forms
- bentō
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 弁当 (bentō).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɛntoʊ/
- Rhymes: -ɛntəʊ
Noun
bento (plural bento or bentos)
- A Japanese takeaway lunch served in a box, often with the food arranged into an elaborate design.
- (graphical user interface) menu icon of nine squares in a grid
- Coordinate terms: meatball, kebab, hamburger, bento
Derived terms
- bento box
Translations
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Anagrams
- Bonet, T-bone, t-bone
Esperanto
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βένθος (bénthos, “the depths”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbento]
- Rhymes: -ento
- Hyphenation: ben‧to
Noun
bento (accusative singular benton, plural bentoj, accusative plural bentojn)
- benthos (The flora and fauna at the bottom of the ocean or other body of water.)
Indonesian
Etymology
From Japanese 弁当 (bentō), from Mandarin 便當/便当 (biàndang, “convenient”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɛn.to]
- Hyphenation: bén‧to
Noun
bénto (first-person possessive bentoku, second-person possessive bentomu, third-person possessive bentonya)
- bento, a Japanese takeaway lunch served in a box, often with the food arranged into an elaborate design.
- Hypernym: bekal
Further reading
- “bento” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Mirandese
Etymology
From Latin ventus.
Noun
bento m
- wind
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbẽ.tu/
- Homophones: Bento, vento (Porto)
- Rhymes: -ẽtu
- Hyphenation: ben‧to
Etymology 1
From Old Portuguese beento, bẽeyto, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin benedictus, perfect passive participle of Latin benedīcō (“to speak well (of)”). Doublet of bendito, a semi-learned borrowing, and Benedito.
Adjective
bento (feminine benta, masculine plural bentos, feminine plural bentas)
- holy, sacred
- água benta ― holy water
Related terms
- bênção
- benzer
Etymology 2
From the name of the founder, Saint Benedict of Nursia (Portuguese: São Bento). Compare Spanish benito.
Noun
bento m (plural bentos)
- Benedictine monk