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bento
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ben·to  (bnt)
n.
Variant of obento.

bento, bento box [ˈbɛntəʊ]
n pl -tos
a thin box, made of plastic or lacquered wood, divided into compartments which contain small separate dishes comprising a Japanese meal, esp lunch
[Japanese bentō box lunch]


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