Etymology

dabba

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Today it means: A kind of lunchbox or food container. Full definition →

Hindi डब्बा
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  1. Hindi · borrowed fromडब्बा“box, container”
  2. English todaydabba

From Hindi डब्बा (ḍabbā, “box, container”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.