pantry
pronunciation
How to pronounce pantry in British English:
UK [ˈpæntri]
How to pronounce pantry in American English:
US [ˈpæntri]
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- Noun:
- a small storeroom for storing foods or wines
Word Origin
- pantry
- pantry: [13] A pantry is etymologically a ‘bread’ room. The word comes from Old French paneterie ‘cupboard for keeping bread’, a derivative of panetier ‘servant in charge of bread’. This was adopted from medieval Latin pānetārius, an alteration of late Latin pānārius ‘bread-seller’, which in turn was a derivative of Latin pānis ‘bread’ (source also of English pannier). The notion of ‘bread storage’ survived into English, but was gradually lost in the face of the extended ‘food store’.=> pannier
- pantry (n.)
- early 14c., from Anglo-French panetrie (Old French paneterie) "bread room," from Medieval Latin panataria "office or room of a servant who has charge of food" (literally "bread"), from Latin panis "bread" (see food). Sense in English has evolved so far that its roots in "bread" are no longer felt.
Example
- 1. His mother used cardboard to section off a small pantry .
- 2. In the meantime , astronauts are probably better off leaving their liquid salt packets in the pantry .
- 3. Tuck a pantry , shelving or cabinets flush with the wall to keep from obstructing the kitchen 's flow .