Definition of PANTRY

pantry

Meanings

Plural: pantries

Noun

  • a small storeroom for storing foods or wines
  • A 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.
  • A break room.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English panetrie, from Old French paneterie, related to Latin panis (“bread”).

Synonyms

buttery, cupboard, kitchen cabinet, kitchen closet, larder, press, walk-in, walk-in pantry

Scrabble Score: 11

pantry is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
pantry is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pantry is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

pantry is a valid Words With Friends word