dabba
/ˈdʌbə/noun
उच्चारण डब
डिब्बा, टिफ़िन
Core word
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[C] Indian English
a round metal box with a lid, used especially for carrying cooked food
डिब्बा, टिफ़िन
- Her mother packed rotis and sabzi in a steel dabba.
- He forgot his lunch dabba on the bus.
- She washed the dabba and put it back in her bag.
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- The dabba kept the rice warm until lunchtime.
- Mumbai's dabba delivery system is famous for its accuracy.
Synonyms tiffin box lunch box
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[C] Indian English
the cooked food carried in such a box
डिब्बे का खाना, टिफ़िन
- Every afternoon his dabba arrives at the office from home.
- He opened his dabba and found parathas and pickle.
- The dabba was delivered to his desk at noon.
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- He shared his dabba with a colleague.
- Her dabba today is full of rice and dal.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a dabba of + food / carry a dabba
Dabba names the metal box or the food in it; of tells what it contains.
Dabba धातु का डिब्बा या उसमें रखा भोजन है; 'of' से पता चलता है कि उसमें क्या है।
- She carried a dabba of rice and dal to the office.
- He forgot his dabba on the train.
dabba (countable) / dabbas
As an Indian English word it is countable and takes a regular plural, dabbas.
भारतीय English शब्द के रूप में यह countable है और इसका नियमित plural dabbas है।
- The dabbas are packed before eight in the morning.
- Mumbai's dabbawalas deliver thousands of dabbas every day.
dabba + noun
Dabba can be a modifier for a service or system that moves lunch boxes.
Dabba उस सेवा या व्यवस्था के modifier के रूप में आ सकता है जो भोजन के डिब्बे पहुँचाती है।
- The dabba system of Mumbai is admired around the world.
dabba + of + number/kind
Use of to say how many or what kind of items the dabba holds.
Dabba में कितनी या कैसी वस्तुएँ हैं यह बताने के लिए 'of' आता है।
- She brought a dabba of homemade sweets for Diwali.
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verb + dabba
packcarryopendeliverwash
- Mother packs a hot dabba for me every morning.
adjective + dabba
steeltiffinhotemptyround
- He opened his steel dabba and the smell of paratha filled the room.
dabba + noun
servicesystemlidbagcarrier
- The dabba service reaches offices across the city.
dabba + with
with rotiswith picklewith ricewith sabzi
- She had a dabba with rotis and potato sabzi.
dabba + contents
rotiricecurdpickledry fruits
- His dabba held roti, dal and a bit of curd.
dabba + verb
spillleakget warmstay hotfall
- Her dabba leaked in the bag and stained the books.
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- The students sat under the tree and shared their dabbas at lunch.
विद्यार्थियों ने पेड़ के नीचे बैठकर दोपहर के भोजन में अपने dabbas बाँटे।
- Radhika's grandmother always adds a little pickle to her dabba.
राधिका की दादी हमेशा उसके dabba में थोड़ा अचार रख देती हैं।
- The dabbawala picks up the dabba from the house and delivers it to the office by noon.
डब्बावाला घर से dabba लेकर दोपहर तक उसे दफ़्तर पहुँचा देता है।
- A stack of round dabbas hung from the handle of the cycle.
साइकिल के हैंडल पर गोल dabbas का एक ढेर लटका हुआ था।
- Please do not leave your dabba in the classroom over the weekend.
कृपया अपना dabba सप्ताहांत में कक्षा में न छोड़ें।
- The shopkeeper sold dabbas in three sizes, small, medium and large.
दुकानदार तीन आकारों के dabbas बेचता था: छोटे, मध्यम और बड़े।
- At Radhika's school, the dabba is kept in a rack until the lunch bell rings.
राधिका के विद्यालय में लंच की घंटी बजने तक dabba एक रैक में रखा जाता है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ She brought her dabba in the school.
✓ She brought her dabba to school.
Use to school without an article when you mean the place for study.
पढ़ाई के स्थान के लिए 'to school' बिना article के आता है।
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
tiffin box lunch box
✓In the exam
General knowledge
In Mumbai, workers called dabbawalas deliver thousands of home-cooked lunches in dabbas to offices every day.
GK: मुंबई में dabbawala कहे जाने वाले कर्मचारी हर दिन हज़ारों घर के बने खाने के डिब्बे दफ़्तरों तक पहुँचाते हैं।