Definitions For Bento

Noun

BENTO (plural bento or bentos) A japanese takeaway lunch served in a box, often with the food arranged into an elaborate design.

Derived terms

bento box

Translations

Arabic: بِنْتُو, m}}, {{t, ar, بِنْتُو, m (bentō) Chinese: : Cantonese: 飯盒 : Mandarin: 飯盒, 饭盒, tr=fànhé, 便當, 便当, tr=biàndāng {{qualifier, Taiwan}} : Min Nan: 便當, 便当 (piān-tong) Hindi: {{t-needed, hi}} Indonesian: bento Japanese: 弁当, tr=べんとう, bentō, 弁当, tr=おべんとう, o-bentō, alt=お弁当 Korean: 벤토 {{qualifier, Japanese style}}, 도시락 {{qualifier, South Korea}}, 곽밥 {{qualifier, North Korea}} Persian: بنتو (bentō) Portuguese: bentô Russian: бэнто́, n, бенто́, n Thai: เบ็นโต Vietnamese: {{t-needed, vi}}

Alternative forms

{{alter, en, bentō}}

Etymology

Borrowed from {{bor, en, ja, -}} {{ja-r, 弁当, べんとう}}.

Anagrams

Bonet, T-bone, t-bone

Is Bento a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
7
Words with Friends
9

The word Bento is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends

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