a midday meal
Used in a Sentence
tiffin
How to use tiffin in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for tiffin.
Editorial note
The "high end tiffin set" linked from the article costs $85.
Examples8
Definitions1
Parts of speech1
Quick take
a midday meal
Meaning at a glance
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for tiffin.
noun
a midday meal
Example sentences
The "high end tiffin set" linked from the article costs $85.
So many people are saying "i don't want to think" - Indians need to expand "tiffin" to the US.
Imagine, a guy in a suit, with an Attache in one hand, and the bulky tiffin box in the other.
For food delivery, India's tiffin tins are pretty hard to beat.
I love dosas, used to get them in the tiffin restaurants, the only restaurant I have ever been to that closed for lunch.
[edit: watched the video he says that its very hard to carry things and board trains in mumbai, thus worth it to have the tiffin returned home as well]
The stigma is not so much against carrying your own food, as it's against carrying the particular type of tiffin box that is shown in this video.
Could this model be replicated in the US or Europe for a more economically sustainable food delivery business model?Edit: the tiffin containers are made of metal and therefore are reusable instead of all the Styrofoam and plastic that ends up in the landfill for US food delivery so they seem far more environmental too.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use tiffin in a sentence?
The "high end tiffin set" linked from the article costs $85.
What does tiffin mean?
a midday meal
What part of speech is tiffin?
tiffin is commonly used as noun.