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'''Tiffin''' is an [[Indian English]] word for a type of meal. It refers to a light tea-time meal at about | '''Tiffin''' is an [[Indian English]] word for a type of meal. It refers to a light breakfast or a light tea-time meal at about 3 p.m., consisting of typical tea-time foods.<ref name="Telugu Usage">{{cite web|last1=Purnachand|first1=G V|title=History of Traditional Telugu Food Culture: A new interpretation|url=https://drgvpurnachand.blogspot.in/2012/10/history-of-traditional-telugu-food_1.html|website=Dr. G. V. Purnachand, B.A.M.S.|publisher=Dr. G V Purnachand, B.A.M.S.|access-date=28 July 2017}}</ref> In certain parts of India, it can also refer to the midday [[luncheon]] or, in some regions of the [[Indian subcontinent]], a between-meal [[snack]].{{sfn|OED staff|2013|loc="tiffin, n."}} When used in place of the word "lunch", however, it does not necessarily mean a light meal.{{sfn|Murray|2008|p=88}} | ||
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[[File:Mumbai Dabbawala or Tiffin Wallahs- 200,000 Tiffin Boxes Delivered Per Day.jpg|thumb|left|Two [[dabbawala]]s in [[Mumbai]] delivering meals packed in [[tiffin carrier]]s]] | [[File:Mumbai Dabbawala or Tiffin Wallahs- 200,000 Tiffin Boxes Delivered Per Day.jpg|thumb|left|Two [[dabbawala]]s in [[Mumbai]] delivering meals packed in [[tiffin carrier]]s]] | ||
In [[South India]] and in Nepal, tiffin is generally a snack between meals: [[dosa]]s, [[idli]]s, [[vada (food)|vada]]s etc.{{sfn|Hughes|Mookherjee|Delacy|2001|p=25}} In other parts of India, such as [[Mumbai]], the word mostly refers to a [[packed lunch]] of some sort.{{sfn|Harding|2002}} In Mumbai, it is often delivered to them by [[dabbawala]]s, sometimes known as ''tiffin wallahs'', who use a complex system to get thousands of [[tiffin carrier]]s to their destinations. In | In [[South India]] and in Nepal, tiffin is generally a snack between meals: [[Dosa (food)|dosa]]s, [[idli]]s, [[vada (food)|vada]]s etc.{{sfn|Hughes|Mookherjee|Delacy|2001|p=25}} In other parts of India, such as [[Mumbai]], the word mostly refers to a [[packed lunch]] of some sort.{{sfn|Harding|2002}} In Mumbai, it is often delivered to them by [[dabbawala]]s, sometimes known as ''tiffin wallahs'', who use a complex system to get thousands of [[tiffin carrier]]s to their destinations. In most of India, a school-going child's lunch box is fondly called a tiffin box.{{sfn|Thakker|2005}} | ||
When used in place of the word "lunch", tiffin often consists of rice, [[lentils]], [[curry]], vegetables, [[chapati]]s or "spicy meats".{{sfn|Murray|2008|pp=85–108}} In addition, the [[lunch box]]es are themselves called [[tiffin carrier]]s, tiffin-boxes or just tiffins. | When used in place of the word "lunch", tiffin often consists of rice, [[lentils]], [[curry]], vegetables, [[chapati]]s or "spicy meats".{{sfn|Murray|2008|pp=85–108}} In addition, the [[lunch box]]es are themselves called [[tiffin carrier]]s, tiffin-boxes or just tiffins. | ||
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*{{Citation |last=Wedgwood |first=H. |year=1872 |title=A Dictionary of English Etymology |edition=second|page=[https://archive.org/stream/dictionaryofengl00wedgrich#page/682/mode/1up 682]}} | *{{Citation |last=Wedgwood |first=H. |year=1872 |title=A Dictionary of English Etymology |edition=second|page=[https://archive.org/stream/dictionaryofengl00wedgrich#page/682/mode/1up 682]}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:54, 3 June 2022
Tiffin is an Indian English word for a type of meal. It refers to a light breakfast or a light tea-time meal at about 3 p.m., consisting of typical tea-time foods.[1] In certain parts of India, it can also refer to the midday luncheon or, in some regions of the Indian subcontinent, a between-meal snack.[2] When used in place of the word "lunch", however, it does not necessarily mean a light meal.[3]
Etymology[edit]
In the British Raj, tiffin was used to denote the British custom of afternoon tea that had been supplanted by the Indian practice of having a light meal at that hour.[4] It is derived from "tiffing", an English colloquial term meaning to take a little drink. By 1867 it had become naturalised among Anglo-Indians in northern British India to mean luncheon.[5]
Current usage[edit]
In South India and in Nepal, tiffin is generally a snack between meals: dosas, idlis, vadas etc.[6] In other parts of India, such as Mumbai, the word mostly refers to a packed lunch of some sort.[7] In Mumbai, it is often delivered to them by dabbawalas, sometimes known as tiffin wallahs, who use a complex system to get thousands of tiffin carriers to their destinations. In most of India, a school-going child's lunch box is fondly called a tiffin box.[8]
When used in place of the word "lunch", tiffin often consists of rice, lentils, curry, vegetables, chapatis or "spicy meats".[9] In addition, the lunch boxes are themselves called tiffin carriers, tiffin-boxes or just tiffins.
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ↑ Purnachand, G V. "History of Traditional Telugu Food Culture: A new interpretation". Dr. G. V. Purnachand, B.A.M.S. Dr. G V Purnachand, B.A.M.S. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ↑ OED staff 2013, "tiffin, n.".
- ↑ Murray 2008, p. 88.
- ↑ Quinion 2006, Tiffin.
- ↑ OED staff 2013, "tiffin, n."cites H. Wedgwood (1862) "Tiffin, now naturalised among Anglo-Indians in the sense of luncheon, is the North country tiffing (properly sipping)". See also Wedgwood 1872, p. 682.
- ↑ Hughes, Mookherjee & Delacy 2001, p. 25.
- ↑ Harding 2002.
- ↑ Thakker 2005.
- ↑ Murray 2008, pp. 85–108.
References[edit]
- Harding, Luke (29 October 2002), "A Bombay lunchbox", The Guardian
- Hughes, Martin; Mookherjee, Sheema; Delacy, Richard (2001), India (illustrated ed.), Lonely Planet, p. 25, ISBN 978-1-86450-328-9
- Murray, Sarah (2008), Moveable Feasts: From Ancient Rome to the 21st Century, the Incredible Journeys of the Food We Eat (illustrated ed.), Macmillan, pp. 85–108, ISBN 978-0-312-42814-3
- OED staff (2013), "tiffin, n.", Oxford English Dictionary (online ed.), Oxford University
- Quinion, Michael (2 September 2006) [2003], World Wide Words: Tiffin, worldwidewords.org
- Thakker, Pradip (11 November 2005), Bombay's amazing dabbawalas, archived from the original on 9 February 2008
- Wedgwood, H. (1872), A Dictionary of English Etymology (second ed.), p. 682