pantry

What it means

1. CanadaUKUSA 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.

   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

   Synonyms: cupboard, kitchen closet, larder, press, cupboard, kitchen cabinet

2. Hong KongA break room.

   Synonyms: walk-in pantry, walk-in, larder, press

In a sentence

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

Where it comes from

1. Latinpanis“bread”
2. Old Frenchpaneterie
3. Middle Englishpanetrie
4. Englishpantry

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