Tupperware
/ˈtʌpəwɛː
/noun [mass noun] trademark
A range of plastic containers used for storing food: [as modifier]: a Tupperware bowl...
- Rachel watched curiously as he pulled out plates, drinks, eating utensils and several more Tupperware containers full of food.
- Lay the meat flat in a casserole dish, or in the big Tupperware container.
- We even packaged shots to go in tiny Tupperware containers.
Origin
1950s: from Tupper, the name of the American manufacturer, + ware1.