pantry

noun

pan·​try ˈpan-trē 

plural pantries

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

Synonyms

• closet
• cuddy
• cupboard
• press

Examples of pantry in a Sentence

homemade jams and pickles are stored in a separate pantry off the kitchen

Recent Examples on the Web

The pantry will be open on Tuesday and Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. —Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Oct. 2024

Vinegar is one of the most versatile products in the pantry with uses that range from adding pep to coleslaw and barbecue sauce to protecting houseplants and polishing silver. —Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2024

Or, choose to install stained glass windows to interior doors in your home like the door to your pantry, or closet, or sunroom. —Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2024

This wing also holds a formal dining room, a butler’s pantry, and a guest bedroom with an ensuite bath. —Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

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, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing pantry

• butler's pantry
• food pantry

Kids Definition

pantry

noun

pan·​try ˈpan-trē 

plural pantries

: a small room in which food and dishes are kept

Etymology

Middle English panetrie "pantry," derived from early French panetier "servant in charge of food storage," from pan "bread," from Latin panis "bread, food" — related to companion