Definition of tiffin Tiffin

/tɪˈfɪn/ - [tifin] - tif•fin

We found 5 definitions of tiffin from 5 different sources.

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What does tiffin mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

tiffin - a midday meal
  lunch, luncheon, dejeuner
  repast, meal coarsely ground foodstuff; especially seeds of various cereal grasses or pulse
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • tiffin (n.)
    A lunch, or slight repast between breakfast and dinner; -- originally, a Provincial English word, but introduced into India, and brought back to England in a special sense.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • tiffin
    tif′in, n. the East Indian name for luncheon.—v.i. Tiff, to take lunch—Tiff′in is less correct. [From Prov. Eng. tiff, a draught of beer.]

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