1. a small shallow basket or container, typically made of wood or cardboard, used for holding and selling soft fruits or vegetables
Usage: chiefly British

Examples

• She bought a punnet of strawberries at the farmer’s market.
• The raspberries were sold in small wooden punnets.
• Each punnet contained about half a pound of fresh blueberries.
• The grocer arranged punnets of cherry tomatoes on the display table.
• We picked up a punnet of blackberries for the pie.
• The punnet was made of recycled cardboard.