punnet

American

[puhn-it] / ˈpʌn ɪt /

noun

British, Australian.

a small container or basket for strawberries or other fruit.

punnet British

/ ˈpʌnɪt /

noun

a small basket for fruit, such as strawberries

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Etymology

Origin of punnet

First recorded in 1815–25; origin obscure

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punnet

Jacqueline Nemorin, from Mauritius, shared her punnet of strawberries with the women sat next to her.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2022

"It's about consistent quality - so, as much of that fruit as possible being suitable for a supermarket punnet, and having a plant that presents the fruit well to the picker."

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2021

After sizing it up for an age, the robot plucks the fruit with its gripping arm and gingerly deposits it into a waiting punnet.

From The Guardian ● May 26, 2019

How much would you pay for a punnet of raspberries?

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2013

Your gardener said to me this morning: 'I'll pick a "punnet" of strawberries to-day.'

From His Lordship's Leopard A Truthful Narration of Some Impossible Facts by David Dwight Wells

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