tiffin
tif·fin
tiffin · tiffins
A midday meal or snackA (light) midday meal or snack; luncheon.
/ˈtɪf.ɪn/
Meaning
3 senses(India, UK, countable, uncountable)A (light) midday meal or snack; luncheon.
He took his tiffin from home and ate the food two hours later in school.
a midday meal
(India, UK, countable, uncountable)A box or container used to carry a tiffin.
(countable, uncountable)A cake-like confection composed of crushed biscuits, sugar, syrup, raisins, cherries and cocoa powder, often covered with a layer of melted chocolate.
Origin
Apparently from English tiffing, present participle of tiff (“to take a small drink, to siApparently from English tiffing, present participle of tiff (“to take a small drink, to sip”) (slang).
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Forms
plural: tiffinsSynonyms
6 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable