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country box

country box

4.5
A box of local food often given as a gift or taken to a picnic
  • noun
translation icon : caja de campo
  • They brought a country box to the picnic, packed with homemade bread and preserves.

Examples

  • The country box arrived full of farm-fresh cheese, honey, and handmade jams.

  • For her birthday, she received a country box featuring gourmet snacks from local producers.

  • I bought a country box filled with cheeses and jams.

  • She packed a country box for our picnic.

  • For her birthday, she received a country box featuring gourmet snacks from local producers.

  • The country box arrived full of farm-fresh cheese, honey, and handmade jams.

  • They brought a country box to the picnic, packed with homemade bread and preserves.

Synonyms

food hamper
vscountry box
  • UK
2.8

A large basket that holds food for a picnic or to give as a gift

focuses on local or artisanal foods rather than general packed food

Surface Forms

country box singular
country boxes plural

Morphology

country + box

The meaning 'a box containing local/artisanal foods' is directly and predictably composed from 'country' (rural/local origin) + 'box' (a container). The construction 'X box' commonly denotes a container characterized by its contents or origin, a pattern learners can infer cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both words can understand this MWE.

Etymology

Country box comes from the simple image of a country meaning 'the countryside' and a box full of farm foods and local treats. So a country box means a box of homemade or small producer foods you give as a 'gift' or take to a 'picnic'.