punnet

«punnet» in Mova's school dictionary: a small square basket or box, often of plastic or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a punnet, punnets)

meaning for a pupil

A punnet is a small square basket or box, often of plastic or cardboard, in which soft fruit such as strawberries or raspberries is sold. tree →

sense in the lessons

A word used in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand; in the USA people say «a basket» or «a carton». In everyday life: a punnet of strawberries at the market. In maths problems: «a punnet holds 12 strawberries; how many in 3 punnets?» — multiply. Phrases: a punnet of strawberries, a punnet of cherry tomatoes.

examples

• We bought two punnets of strawberries. tree →
• A punnet of raspberries costs £2. tree →
• The punnet was full of juicy blueberries. tree →
• Each punnet holds 15 cherry tomatoes. tree →
• Gran picked a punnet of berries from the garden. tree →
• Don't squash the punnet in the shopping bag. tree →

note

Countable: a punnet, punnets. Spelled with double n. Not a common word in American English. In maths, the punnet is a group: number in each punnet × number of punnets = total.

Trees and pragmatics

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