TIFFIN, I know there is a place in America, and probably elsewhere, but can anyone throw a light on this word.
I think it may have connections with food, old English world?
Any one know?
Answers:
A word for a light meal, deriving from Colonial times - see good old Wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/tiffin.
Wasn't it an Old English term used for Tea & Cake?
It means lunch, or a light meal, and the word was used by the British Raj in colonial India.
There is a restaurant called Tiffin in my home town (Manchester). It is actually an Indian restaurant. The`word Tiffin was also used in a Carry on film. A spot of tiffin was time for tea and cakes I think, but I may be wrong.
It also used to be a choccy bisc, bit like a Kit-Kat.
It was also a post war type of chocolate bar. My dad still goes on about them. They re-launched them a couple of years ago, but I don't know if they are still available.
Tiffin, to my knowledge, is also a cake made with digestives, cocoa and raisins (and probably a few other things) and then topped with chocolate. And very tasty it is too.
I am a 41 yo American and I have NEVER heard this word.It sounds like it is short for TIFANNIES,a famous eatery in New York and a title of a great movie, 'Breakfast at Tiffanies'.
Tiffin is an Indian and British term for a light meal eaten during the day. The word became popular in British India, deriving from tiffing, an old English dialect or slang word for taking a little drink or sip.
Tiffin: An Indian and British term for a light meal eaten during the day,,,,,also A BIT OF TIFFIN is used as a euphemism for SEX
A spot of tiffin is afternoon tea & cake,or afternoon delight i have heard it called.
So yes, English word, but relating to India, and a type of lunch box that is made up by wives and then collected and delivered to their husbands at work each day, nice and warm. It is actually quite amazing.
Read about it here :
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/35.
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Answers:
A word for a light meal, deriving from Colonial times - see good old Wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/tiffin.
Wasn't it an Old English term used for Tea & Cake?
It means lunch, or a light meal, and the word was used by the British Raj in colonial India.
There is a restaurant called Tiffin in my home town (Manchester). It is actually an Indian restaurant. The`word Tiffin was also used in a Carry on film. A spot of tiffin was time for tea and cakes I think, but I may be wrong.
It also used to be a choccy bisc, bit like a Kit-Kat.
It was also a post war type of chocolate bar. My dad still goes on about them. They re-launched them a couple of years ago, but I don't know if they are still available.
Tiffin, to my knowledge, is also a cake made with digestives, cocoa and raisins (and probably a few other things) and then topped with chocolate. And very tasty it is too.
I am a 41 yo American and I have NEVER heard this word.It sounds like it is short for TIFANNIES,a famous eatery in New York and a title of a great movie, 'Breakfast at Tiffanies'.
Tiffin is an Indian and British term for a light meal eaten during the day. The word became popular in British India, deriving from tiffing, an old English dialect or slang word for taking a little drink or sip.
Tiffin: An Indian and British term for a light meal eaten during the day,,,,,also A BIT OF TIFFIN is used as a euphemism for SEX
A spot of tiffin is afternoon tea & cake,or afternoon delight i have heard it called.
So yes, English word, but relating to India, and a type of lunch box that is made up by wives and then collected and delivered to their husbands at work each day, nice and warm. It is actually quite amazing.
Read about it here :
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/35.
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