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punnet
[ puhn-it ]
/ ˈpʌn ɪt /
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noun British, Australian.
a small container or basket for strawberries or other fruit.
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Origin of punnet
First recorded in 1815–25; origin obscure
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punnet
/ (ˈpʌnɪt) /
noun
mainly British a small basket for fruit, such as strawberries
Word Origin for punnet
C19: perhaps diminutive of dialect pun pound ²
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