larder
pronunciation
How to pronounce larder in British English:
UK [ˈlɑ:də(r)]
How to pronounce larder in American English:
US [ˈlɑrdə(r)]
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- Noun:
- a supply of food especially for a household
- a small storeroom for storing foods or wines
Word Origin
- larder (n.)
- c. 1300, "supply of salt pork, bacon, and other meats," later in reference to the room for processing and storing such (late 14c.), from Anglo-French larder, Old French lardier "a place for meats," from Medieval Latin lardarium "a room for meats," from Latin lardum "lard, bacon" (see lard (n.)). Meaning "department of the royal household or of a monastic house in charge of stored meats" is mid-15c. Surname Lardner "person in charge of a larder" is attested from mid-12c.
Example
- 1. Please put the food into the larder .
- 2. They promised never to raid the larder again .
- 3. She made them promise they would never raid the larder again .
- 4. Life was much larder in the aftermath of the war .
- 5. This fly species sees a spider 's larder as a golden opportunity .