Meaning & use
punnet
A small, light basket or container used for selling fruit or vegetables, especially berries.
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She bought a punnet of strawberries from the farmers market.
Each punnet of blueberries in the shop weighed about a quarter pound.
A note on using this word
Punnet is chiefly British and Australian English; American English typically says 'basket' or 'carton' instead.
Words with a similar meaning
basketcarton
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