pantry
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 9:29 pm
pan·try
noun \ˈpan-trē\
plural pantries
Definition of PANTRY
1
: a room or closet used for storage (as of provisions) or from which food is brought to the table
2
: a room (as in a hotel or hospital) for preparation of foods on order
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Examples of PANTRY
<homemade jams and pickles are stored in a separate pantry off the kitchen>
Origin of PANTRY
Middle English panetrie, from Anglo-French paneterie, from paneter servant in charge of the pantry, from pain bread, from Latin panis — more at food
First Known Use: 14th century
Pantry also has additional meanings, as in a set of ingredients that are used to prepare food. Salt, flour, sugar, ketchup, mayo, herbs, butter, canned tomato, dried/canned beans, et all are part of a stocked pantry. Often, I've heard pantry used as not just a place but a collection of all these things.
Plus, there are also the butler's pantry & hoosier pantry.
noun \ˈpan-trē\
plural pantries
Definition of PANTRY
1
: a room or closet used for storage (as of provisions) or from which food is brought to the table
2
: a room (as in a hotel or hospital) for preparation of foods on order
See pantry defined for English-language learners »
See pantry defined for kids »
Examples of PANTRY
<homemade jams and pickles are stored in a separate pantry off the kitchen>
Origin of PANTRY
Middle English panetrie, from Anglo-French paneterie, from paneter servant in charge of the pantry, from pain bread, from Latin panis — more at food
First Known Use: 14th century
Pantry also has additional meanings, as in a set of ingredients that are used to prepare food. Salt, flour, sugar, ketchup, mayo, herbs, butter, canned tomato, dried/canned beans, et all are part of a stocked pantry. Often, I've heard pantry used as not just a place but a collection of all these things.
Plus, there are also the butler's pantry & hoosier pantry.