Pantry

//ˈpæntɹi// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A small room, closet, or cabinet usually located in or near the kitchen, dedicated to shelf-stable food storage or storing kitchenware, like a larder, but smaller.

    "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."

  2. 2
    a small storeroom for storing foods or wines wordnet
  3. 3
    A break room. Hong-Kong

Synonyms

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lardercupboardpressambrybreak roombuttery

Example

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"Could you please find the missing key. I can't open the pantry."

Etymology

From Middle English panetrie, from Old French paneterie, related to Latin panis (“bread”).

Related phrases

butler's pantryfood pantrypantry checkpantry mothserving pantryroot cellarshelf stable

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