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pantry

[ pan-tree ]

noun

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


pantry

/ ˈæԳٰɪ /

noun

  1. a small room or cupboard in which provisions, cooking utensils, etc, are kept; larder
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word 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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Word 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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Keep a few in your pantry for when the high hits and you want real food, fast.

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Sure, there were treats: my mom’s chocolate chip cookies on Friday nights, Chips Ahoy stashed in the pantry, those era-defining SnackWell’s packets in their austere green boxes.

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A woman has set up a community pantry at the front of her house in Hull to help people who are struggling and needing food.

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They also feel fortunate to live somewhere that has enough room for a washer and dryer and pantry, which can be elusive for many Los Angeles apartment dwellers.

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Per Ziata, butter boards are flexible, meaning you can make a special grocery trip to gather your ingredients or just use whatever you already have in your kitchen pantry.

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