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DictionarypantryFood storage space
noun

pantry

PAN-tree/ˈpæntri/

A small room or cupboard for storing food and kitchen supplies.

The pantry cupboard stores dry foods and kitchen supplies.

An open, shallow pantry cupboard with shelves of stored dry foods and kitchen supplies, clearly distinct from a refrigerator or ordinary dish cabinet.
Etymology
pantryOld Frenchbread room

The original “bread room” became a storage place for provisions generally. That widening explains why a pantry now holds many kinds of food and kitchen supplies, not just bread.

In context

WJHL0:49
FOOD IN CANS EVERYWHERE AND IT'S NOT ORGANIZED. WHERE DO PEOPLE START? THE FIRST THING IS TO GET A PLAN. GET YOUR FAMILY TOGETHER AND STAND IN FRONT OF THE PANTRY.
Organizing the Pantry

More examples

  • Several pantries served the building.
  • She organized the pantry.
  • The pantry shelves were full.

Forms

pantry · pantries

Similar words

larder
A food-storage room or cupboard, especially an older term.
cupboard
A broader storage cabinet.