A punnet is a small light box in which soft fruits such as strawberries or raspberries are often sold. You can also use punnet to refer to the amount of fruit that a punnet contains.
[British]
...a punnet of strawberries. [+ of]
punnet in British English
(ˈpʌnɪt)
noun
mainly British
a small basket for fruit, such as strawberries
Word origin
C19: perhaps diminutive of dialect punpound2
punnet in American English
(ˈpʌnət)
noun
British
a small, shallow basket, as for fruits or vegetables
Examples of 'punnet' in a sentence
punnet
You take the berries from the punnet and wash them and put them on a plate.