pantry
nounUK /ˈpantɹi/ · US /ˈpæntɹi/
Etymology From Middle English panetrie, from Old French paneterie, related to Latin panis (“bread”).
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Canada, UK, US 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.1960 April, “Restaurant cars and multiple-units”, in Trains Illustrated, page 222:
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Hong Kong A break room.
- Synonyms
- walk-in pantry, walk-in, larder, press, cupboard, kitchen closet, kitchen cabinet
- Derived terms
- pantry check, pantryful, pantryless, pantrylike, pantrymaid, pantryman, pantry moth, pantrywoman
- Hyponyms
- butler's pantry, food pantry, serving pantry, walk-in pantry