PANTRY Definition & Meaning

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pantry

[ pan-tree ]

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noun

plural pantries.

a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
a room between the kitchen and dining room in which food is arranged for serving, glassware and dishes are stored, etc.
food pantry. a shelter or other place where food is dispensed to people experiencing food insecurity, either as groceries or as meals.

pantry

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noun

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

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of pantry¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English panetrie, from Anglo-French; Old French paneterie “bread room,” equivalent to panet(er) “to bake bread” (derivative of pan “bread,” from Latin ��Ծ�� ) + -erie noun suffix; -ery

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of pantry¹

C13: via Anglo-Norman, from Old French paneterie store for bread, ultimately from Latin ��Ծ�� bread

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