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How to pronounce tiffin in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms dejeuner, lunch, luncheon
Type of meal, repast
Has types business lunch

Examples of tiffin

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Tiffin got knocked sideways on the return play following Arenas'touchdown.
From the al.com
Tiffin, who averaged 25 points in four tournament games, was named MVP.
From the dailynews.com
Devout participants come each evening to collect their jeh meals in steel tiffin carriers.
From the travel.nytimes.com
Tiffin Girls'School, KingstonTough to get into, with about nine applications for every place.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
Tiffin boxes, stackable covered round metal bowls, are widely used in India to carry lunch.
From the post-gazette.com
Tiffin said his office will stand by the deals worked out before they learned of the snafu.
From the jsonline.com
This is great to serve as a starter, vegetarian main or even as a lunchtime snack in a tiffin box.
From the independent.co.uk
A chap should be able to play with only the wits god gave him and a spot of tiffin inside him.
From the guardian.co.uk
Tiffin, Solon, and Hills are other small towns within a few miles.
From the en.wikipedia.org
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  • Lunch: a midday meal
  • Tiffin is lunch, or any light meal. It originated in British India, and is today found primarily in Indian English.Michael Quinion, The word originated when Indian custom superseded the British practice of an afternoon dinner, leading to a new word for the afternoon meal. ...
  • Tiffin is a form of cake-like confection composed of crushed biscuits (most commonly digestive biscuits) sugar, syrup, raisins and cocoa powder, often covered with a layer of melted chocolate. Unlike regular cakes, Tiffin does not require baking. ...