pantry

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English panetrie, from Old French paneterie, related to Latin panis (“bread”). === Pronunciation === enPR: pănʹ-tri, IPA(key): /ˈpæntɹi/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpantɹi/, [ˈpant(ʰ)ɹ̥i] (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpæntɹi/ (without æ-raising) IPA(key): [ˈpænt(ʰ)ɹ̥i] (æ-raising) IPA(key): [ˈpeənt(ʰ)ɹ̥i] Rhymes: -æntɹi === Noun === pantry (plural pantries) (UK, Canada, 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. Coordinate terms: larder, root cellar (Hong Kong) A break room. ==== Synonyms ==== (room): walk-in pantry, walk-in, larder, press (Irish & Scots) (closet): cupboard (UK), kitchen closet, larder, press (Irish & Scots) (cabinet): cupboard, kitchen cabinet ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== (servant overseeing a pantry): pantler, panter ==== Descendants ==== → Swedish: pentry → Welsh: pantri ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Food storage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === trypan