TIFFIN


Meaning of TIFFIN in English

/ ˈtɪfɪn; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( old-fashioned or IndE ) a small meal, especially lunch

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: apparently from dialect tiffing sipping , of unknown origin.

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