벤또

Korean

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 弁当(べんとう) (bentō).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bentto
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bentto
McCune–Reischauer?pentto
Yale Romanization?peyntto

Noun

벤또 • (bentto)

  1. bento, Japanese lunchbox
  2. (North Korea, Yanbian, Jeolla dialect or dated) lunchbox (any kind)
    Synonyms: (South Korea) 도시락 (dosirak), (South Korea, archaic) 벤토 (bento), (dialectal, obsolete) 변또 (byeontto), (North Korea) 곽밥 (gwakbap), (North Korea) 밥곽 (bapgwak), 찬합(饌盒) (chanhap)