English Dictionary

tiffin

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈtɪfɪn/

名詞

イギリス英語 インド 可算名詞 不可算名詞

(Britain, India) A (light) midday meal or snack; luncheon. / (Britain, India) A box or container used to carry a tiffin.

日本語の意味

（軽い）正午の食事、昼食、軽食 / 食事を入れるための容器、弁当箱

She packed a small tiffin of rice and vegetables before heading to the office.

彼女は会社に向かう前に、ご飯と野菜を詰めた小さなお弁当を用意した。

意味（1）

(Britain, India) A (light) midday meal or snack; luncheon.

[…] I bought a pine-apple at the same time, which I gave to Sambo. Let's have it for tiffin; very cool and nice this hot weather.

意味（2）

(Britain, India) A box or container used to carry a tiffin.

Young memsahib, an empty tiffin box costs ten rupees in the market. With the food, it's worth maybe fifteen rupees. Do you think I could retire after I steal it? the man said. “I'm getting late. Do you want your husband to get his lunch or not? That last one's for him, isn't it?" He jerked his chin at the tiffin Anahita was still hugging.

意味（3）

A cake-like confection composed of crushed biscuits, sugar, syrup, raisins, cherries and cocoa powder, often covered with a layer of melted chocolate.

tiffins （ plural ）