pantry

English

A pantry

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/, [ˈpant(ʰ)ɹ̥i]
  • (file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpæntɹi/
    • (without /æ/-tensing) [ˈpænt(ʰ)ɹ̥i]
    • (with /æ/-tensing) [ˈpeənt(ʰ)ɹ̥i]
  • Rhymes: -æntɹi

Noun

pantry (plural pantries)

  1. 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.
  2. (Hong Kong) A break room.

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