packed lunch

noun

A meal, sandwiches or anything packed and intended to be eaten away from home; especially, one packed at home as opposed to a portable packaged lunch from a vendor.

“I forgot my packed lunch when I left for work this morning.”

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Meanings

nounpacked lunch (plural packed lunches)

plural packed lunches · alternative pack lunch

  1. A meal, sandwiches or anything packed and intended to be eaten away from home; especially, one packed at home as opposed to a portable packaged lunch from a vendor.

    I forgot my packed lunch when I left for work this morning.

    Synonyms: lunchpack

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA meal, sandwiches or anything packed and intended to be eaten away from home; especially, one packed at home as opposed to a portable packaged lunch from a vendor.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 自備的午餐 /自备的午餐, 飯盒 /饭盒
  • 自備的午餐 /自备的午餐 (zìbèi de wǔcān)picnic meal
  • 飯盒 /饭盒 (fànhé)picnic meal
Danish madpakke
  • madpakkepicnic meal
Finnish eväät, eväspaketti
  • eväätpicnic meal
  • eväspakettipicnic meal
Icelandic nesti
  • nestipicnic meal
Italian pranzo al sacco
  • pranzo al saccopicnic meal
Japanese 弁当, お弁当
  • 弁当 (bentō)picnic meal
  • お弁当 (o-bentō)picnic meal
Korean 도시락
  • 도시락 (dosirak)picnic meal
Norwegian Bokmål matpakke
  • matpakkepicnic meal
Polish suchy prowiant
  • suchy prowiantpicnic meal
Portuguese marmita, farnel
  • marmitapicnic meal
  • farnelpicnic meal
  • merendapicnic meal
Russian сухо́й паёк, бэнто́
  • сухо́й паёк (suxój pajók)picnic meal
  • бэнто́ (bɛntó)picnic meal
Swedish matsäck
  • matsäckpicnic meal
Vietnamese cơm hộp
  • cơm hộppicnic meal
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APA

packed lunch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/packed%20lunch

MLA

“packed lunch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/packed%20lunch. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “packed lunch,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/packed%20lunch.

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