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pantry definition

pan·try (pantrē)

noun pl. pantries -·tries

  1. a small room or closet off the kitchen, where cooking ingredients and utensils, china, etc. are kept
  2. a small room between the kitchen and dining room for storing tableware and for serving
  3. a larder or buttery

Etymology: ME paneterie < OFr < ML panetaria < L panis, bread: see food

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