- punnet
- noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1822 British a small basket for fruits or vegetables
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
punnet
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Punnet — Pun net, n. [Cf. Ir. buinne a shoot, branch.] A broad, shallow basket, for displaying fruit or flowers. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
punnet — 1822, of obscure origin … Etymology dictionary
punnet — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a small light basket or other container for fruit or vegetables. ORIGIN perhaps from dialect pun «a pound» … English terms dictionary
punnet — [pun′ət] n. [Chiefly Brit.] a small, shallow basket, as for fruits or vegetables … English World dictionary
punnet — [[t]pʌ̱nɪt[/t]] punnets N COUNT A punnet is a small light box in which soft fruits such as strawberries or raspberries are often sold. You can also use punnet to refer to the amount of fruit that a punnet contains. [BRIT] ...a punnet of… … English dictionary
punnet — UK [ˈpʌnɪt] / US noun [countable] Word forms punnet : singular punnet plural punnets British a) a small container like a basket without a handle, in which fruit such as strawberries and raspberries used to be sold b) the food contained in a… … English dictionary
Punnet — A punnet is a basket for displaying and collecting fruits or flowers. Farmers markets sometimes sell fruits and berries in plastic punnets. Decorative punnets are often made of felt and seen in flower and craft arrangements.In recent years, the… … Wikipedia
punnet — noun a small basket or receptacle for collecting and selling fruit, particularly strawberries But rather than spend £5 on a small punnet of exotic berries, a family would be better off buying regular and larger quantities of fresh fruit and… … Wiktionary
punnet — a small square or sometimes rectangular container for fruit or vegetables, such as strawberries or bean sprouts. When used as a unit of measure, a punnet is generally the same thing as a dry pint in the U.S. or an Imperial pint in Britain; see … Dictionary of units of measurement
Punnet (band) — Punnet is the offspring of the successful yet short lived Cambo 2000, an improvised, experimental comedy group coming out of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia in 2001. They had many cameos but were created and managed by Billy Barnard and Hugh… … Wikipedia
