pantry
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A pantry
English
Etymology
From Middle English panetrie, from Old French paneterie, related to Latin panis (“bread”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: pănʹ-tri, IPA(key): /ˈpæntɹi/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpantɹi/,
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpæntɹi/
- Rhymes: -æntɹi
Noun
pantry (plural pantries)
- A small room, closet, or cabinet usually located in or near the kitchen, dedicated to shelf-stable food storage and/or storing kitchenware, like a larder, but smaller.
- Coordinate terms: larder, root cellar
- 1960 April, “Restaurant cars and multiple-units”, in Trains Illustrated, page 222:
- Next to the saloon is the pantry, which includes a wine cabinet, J. E. Hall bottle-cooling unit, a Stills Café set and ample cupboard space.
- (Hong Kong) A break room.
Synonyms
- (room): walk-in pantry, walk-in, larder, press (Irish & Scots)
- (closet): cupboard (UK), kitchen closet, larder, press (Irish & Scots)
- (cabinet): cupboard, kitchen cabinet
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
storage room
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Further reading
Food storage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
