Pantry Meaning
/ˈpæntɹi/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA small room, closet, or cabinet usually located in or near the kitchen, dedicated to shelf-stable food storage or storing kitchenware, like a larder, but smaller.
nounA break room.
Sentence Examples
Could you please find the missing key. I can't open the pantry.
Her sewing basket, dresser drawers and pantry shelves are all systematically arranged in apple-pie order.
I have plenty of things to eat in the pantry.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The chef went into the small ____ to get some canned tomatoes for the sauce.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She kept all the dry goods and canned food neatly organized in the kitchen ____.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English panetrie, from Old French paneterie, related to Latin panis (“bread”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Next to the saloon is the pantry, which includes a wine cabinet, J. E. Hall bottle-cooling unit, a Stills Café set and ample cupboard space."
— 1960 April, “Restaurant cars and multiple-units”, in Trains Illustrated, page 222:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The chef went into the small ____ to get some canned tomatoes for the sauce.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She kept all the dry goods and canned food neatly organized in the kitchen ____.