marmita

Meaning

1. (feminine) lunchbox
2. (broadly, feminine) a meal transported inside a lunchbox; packed lunch
3. (feminine) giant's kettle
4. (Brazil, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, feminine, informal) clipping of marmita de casal
5. (Brazil, feminine, informal) belly
6. (feminine, informal) prostitute

marma

marma (a special, sensitive point on the body)

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Concepts

billy can

dixie

kettle

mess tin

pannikin

pot

Translations

Essgeschirr

gamelle

eetketeltje

etensbak

gamel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/maʁˈmi.tɐ/

Etymology

Borrowed from French: marmite

In summary

Borrowed from French marmite (“pot”).