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{{ | {{Short description|Type of meal in South Asia}} | ||
{{Other uses|Tiffin (disambiguation)}}{{Meals}} | {{Other uses|Tiffin (disambiguation)}}{{Meals}} | ||
'''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}} | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
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==Current usage== | ==Current usage== | ||
[[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]}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Meals]] | ||
[[Category:Indian cuisine]] | [[Category:Indian cuisine]] | ||
[[Category:Indian English idioms]] | [[Category:Indian English idioms]] | ||
[[Category:Indian slang]] | [[Category:Indian slang]] | ||