Dabba is a Hindi/ Urdu word which simply means box, a small box generally. It could be also any shape or design, up to a particular size even tin cans are called Dabba.
However, lunchbox is something for which the word is most commonly used. Khaane ka dabba [a box for food] or simply dabba, is what a lunchbox is called as in Hindi, Urdu and many other Indian languages.
The word also gives name to Mumbai's famous Dabbawallas.
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