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pan·try

(păn′trē)

n. pl. pan·tries

1. A small room or closet, usually off a kitchen, where food, tableware, linens, and similar items are stored.

2. A small room used for the preparation of cold foods.

[Middle English pantrie, from Old French paneterie, bread-closet, from panetier, pantry servant, from pan, bread, from Latin pānis; see pā- in Indo-European roots.]

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pantry

(ˈpæntrɪ)

n, pl -tries

a small room or cupboard in which provisions, cooking utensils, etc, are kept; larder

[C13: via Anglo-Norman, from Old French paneterie store for bread, ultimately from Latin pānis bread]

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pan•try

(ˈpæn tri)

n., pl. -tries.

a room or closet, usu. near a kitchen, in which food, silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.

[1250–1300; Middle English panetrie < Anglo-French; Old French paneterie bread room =panet(er) to bake bread (derivative of pan bread < Latin pānis) + -erie -ery]

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Noun

pantry - a small storeroom for storing foods or wines

buttery, larder

still room, stillroom - a pantry or storeroom connected with the kitchen (especially in a large house) for preparing tea and beverages and for storing liquors and preserves and tea etc

storage room, storeroom, stowage - a room in which things are stored

pantry

noun larder, store, storecupboard Keep your pantry well stocked with pasta.

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Translations

غُرْفَة المؤونَهمَوْضِعٌ لِـحِفْظِ الأَطْعِمَةِ

spíž

spisekammer

Speisekammer Vorratskammer

κελάρι

alacena despensa

ruokakomero

garde-manger office réserve

smočnica

matarbúr

dispensa

食料置場

식료품 저장실

pieliekamais

provisiekamer voorraadkamer

ostava

skafferi

ตู้เก็บอาหาร

kiler

tủ đựng thức ăn

贮藏处食品室

pantry

[ˈpæntrɪ] N → despensa f

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pantry

[ˈpæntri] n (= cupboard) → garde-manger m inv (= room) → office m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

pantry

n → Speisekammer f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

pantry

[ˈpæntrɪ] n → dispensa

pantry

(ˈpӕntri) – plural ˈpantries – noun

a room for storing food. The house had a large kitchen with a pantry.

pantry

→ مَوْضِعٌ لِـحِفْظِ الأَطْعِمَةِ spíž spisekammer Speisekammer κελάρι alacena ruokakomero garde-manger smočnica dispensa 食料置場 식료품 저장실 provisiekamer spiskammer spiżarnia despensa кладовая skafferi ตู้เก็บอาหาร kiler tủ đựng thức ăn 贮藏处

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