tupperware
tupperware is the alternative form of Tupperware.
Noun capitalized: Tupperware
Tupperware (countable and uncountable, plural Tupperware or Tupperwares)
- A food-storage container (often plastic), or a set of such containers.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:Tupperware.
- Synonyms:
- plastic container, food container
Synonyms of tupperware
- plastic container
- food container
Forms of tupperware
| plural | tupperwares |
|---|---|
| plural | tupperware |
| plural | Tupperware |
| plural | Tupperwares |
| alternative form | tupperware |
Origin of tupperware
From Tupper + -ware. Named after American businessman Earl Tupper (1907–1983), who invented the product in 1942 and founded the company that produced it. Thus it is a genericised trademark.
Words formed from tupperware
Phrases with tupperware
Questions about tupperware
- What does tupperware mean?
- Tupperware means a food-storage container (often plastic), or a set of such containers.
- What is tupperware the alternative form of?
- Tupperware is the alternative form of Tupperware.
- What part of speech is tupperware?
- Tupperware is a noun.
- What is the plural of tupperware?
- The plural of tupperware is tupperwares.
Words near tupperware in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: tupperware (page history and authors); Tupperware (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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