pantry

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

• enPR: pănʹ-tri, IPA^(key): /ˈpæntɹi/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpantɹi/, [ˈpant(ʰ)ɹ̥i]

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

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.

• (room): walk-in pantry, walk-in, larder, press (Irish & Scots)
• (closet): cupboard (UK), kitchen closet, larder, press (Irish & Scots)
• (cabinet): cupboard, kitchen cabinet

• (servant overseeing a pantry): pantler, panter

• Food storage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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