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pantry.

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.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpæntɹi//ˈpantɹi/Received-Pronunciation[ˈpant(ʰ)ɹ̥i]Received-Pronunciation/ˈpæntɹi/General-American
  1. 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.

    Canada · UK · US
  2. A break room.

    Hong-Kong
Where this word comes from

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

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