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Tupperware.

A food-storage container (often plastic), or a set of such containers.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A food-storage container (often plastic), or a set of such containers.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Tupper + -ware. Named after American businessman Earl Tupper (1907–1983), who invented the product in 1942 and founded the company that produced it. Thus it is a genericised trademark.

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