obenton.

Brit.

/əʊˈbɛntəʊ/,

/ɒˈbɛntəʊ/, U.S.

/oʊˈbɛn(t)oʊ/

Inflections: Plural unchanged, obentos.

Forms: 1900s– o bento, 1900s– o-bento, 1900s– obento. Also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Japanese. Etymon: Japanese obentō.

Etymology: < Japanese obentō (1598) < o- , honorific prefix + bentō bento n. Compare earlier bento n.

Chiefly in Japan: = bento n.

ΚΠ

1902 A. C. Hartshorne Japan & People I. 329 A Japanese Baedeker must surely star these Utsunomiya o bento—‘honorable lunch’ boxes.

1926 T. Geoffrey Immigrant in Japan 243 As the train pulls into a station, one hears on all sides a shrill howl: ‘Bento! O Bento-o-o-o!'

1932 A. Bowen In New Japan 104 Of these the obento purveyor is most in demand. His speciality consists of neat wooden boxes of viands.

1970 J. Kirkup Japan behind Fan 3 O-bento boxes—the disposable wood-shaving lunchboxes of Japan.

1986 Gourmet June 118/3 Sagano also serves a small bowl of soup with each obento.

1989 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 17 Sept. v. 15/1 All kinds of drinks..and obentos, or lunch boxes, were sold on platforms and trains.

2003 Financial Times (Nexis) 12 Apr. 10 Retailers have to improve the quality of their obento.

2008 E. Roberts et al. Live & Work in Japan (ed. 3) 334 Japanese plums..are usually found on top of rice in o-bento (Japanese lunch boxes).

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	obento
释义	obenton. Brit. /əʊˈbɛntəʊ/, /ɒˈbɛntəʊ/, U.S. /oʊˈbɛn(t)oʊ/ Inflections: Plural unchanged, obentos. Forms: 1900s– o bento, 1900s– o-bento, 1900s– obento. Also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Japanese. Etymon: Japanese obentō. Etymology: < Japanese obentō (1598) < o- , honorific prefix + bentō bento n. Compare earlier bento n. Chiefly in Japan: = bento n. ΚΠ 1902 A. C. Hartshorne Japan & People I. 329 A Japanese Baedeker must surely star these Utsunomiya o bento—‘honorable lunch’ boxes. 1926 T. Geoffrey Immigrant in Japan 243 As the train pulls into a station, one hears on all sides a shrill howl: ‘Bento! O Bento-o-o-o!' 1932 A. Bowen In New Japan 104 Of these the obento purveyor is most in demand. His speciality consists of neat wooden boxes of viands. 1970 J. Kirkup Japan behind Fan 3 O-bento boxes—the disposable wood-shaving lunchboxes of Japan. 1986 Gourmet June 118/3 Sagano also serves a small bowl of soup with each obento. 1989 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 17 Sept. v. 15/1 All kinds of drinks..and obentos, or lunch boxes, were sold on platforms and trains. 2003 Financial Times (Nexis) 12 Apr. 10 Retailers have to improve the quality of their obento. 2008 E. Roberts et al. Live & Work in Japan (ed. 3) 334 Japanese plums..are usually found on top of rice in o-bento (Japanese lunch boxes). This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1902
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