tiffin.
A (light) midday meal or snack; luncheon.
Meaning & usage
A (light) midday meal or snack; luncheon.
He took his tiffin from home and ate the food two hours later in school.
A box or container used to carry a tiffin.
A cake-like confection composed of crushed biscuits, sugar, syrup, raisins, cherries and cocoa powder, often covered with a layer of melted chocolate.
Where this word comes from
Apparently from English tiffing, present participle of tiff (“to take a small drink, to sip”) (slang).
To eat a (light) midday meal or snack.
Where this word comes from
Apparently from English tiffing, present participle of tiff (“to take a small drink, to sip”) (slang).
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