| 单词 | pantry |
| 释义 | pantry (once / 1804 pages) n A pantry is an area in or near a kitchen where food is stored. When you buy a hundred boxes of macaroni and cheese that are on sale, you'll need to make room in the pantry for them. Not every kitchen has a pantry, a dedicated space for storing food and other supplies. In some cases a pantry is a closet or cupboard with shelves, and sometimes a pantry is an entirely separate room adjacent to the kitchen. The Anglo-French source of pantry, panetrie, means "bread room," from the Medieval Latin panataria, "room of a servant in charge of food or bread." The Latin root, panis, means "bread." WORD FAMILYpantry: pantries USAGE EXAMPLESWhen he started cooking for himself, he grew frustrated searching for pantry staples like Aleppo pepper or urfa biber, a Turkish chili. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) The newly configured kitchen got new cabinetry and flooring, as well as a pantry. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) Laundry is added to the first floor, along with a pantry. Washington Times(Dec 25, 2016) n a small storeroom for storing foods or beverages Syn|Hypo|Hyper 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 |
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