a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
a room between the kitchen and dining room in which food is arranged for serving, glassware and dishes are stored, etc.
a shelter or other place where food is dispensed to the needy, either as groceries or as meals.
Origin of pantry
1250–1300; Middle English panetrie<Anglo-French; Old French paneterie bread room, equivalent to panet(er) to bake bread (derivative of pan bread <Latin pānis) + -erie-ery
The rice cakes in my childhood pantry came from Quaker, but at the time there were several different companies competing in what the Chicago Tribune referred to as a “rice cake revolution” in 1986.
The Rise and Fall of the Rice Cake, America’s One-Time Favorite Health Snack|Brenna Houck|September 17, 2020|Eater
Anyone who has been cooking and recooking the same simple meals from pantry staples during the pandemic will understand the quest for the platonic ideal of gruel.
In Pursuit of the Perfect Bowl of Porridge|Clarissa Wei|September 11, 2020|Eater
This is best to find out when you have a stocked pantry at your disposal.
The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Camp Cooking|AC Shilton|September 5, 2020|Outside Online
Advocates have little hope the federal government will help, while state and local governments are strapped for cash and food pantries are being strained.
Mutual Aid Groups Reckon With the Future: ‘We Don’t Want This to Just Be a Fad’|Tim Donnelly|September 2, 2020|Eater
I think what’s happened is, we are moving inventory from warehouses and grocery stores into our pantries and our refrigerators.
What Happens When Everyone Stays Home to Eat? (Ep. 412)|Stephen J. Dubner|April 9, 2020|Freakonomics
Parents can stock the pantry with healthy items for breakfast and dinner, but lunch is largely out of their hands.
The Government is Still Failing Kids on School Lunches|Russell Saunders|May 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
While Nutella is a relatively new product for American consumers, it has lined European pantry shelves for decades.
How Nutella Conquered America|Emily Shire|May 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He began as a pantry worker in 1952, and was promoted to butler years later.
‘The Butler’ Fact Check: How True Is This True Story?|Kevin Fallon|August 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Empty the pantry or put the candy in a high cupboard or simply keep a closer eye on the kid.
How to Stay on Facebook and Protect Your Privacy at the Same Time|Jesse Singal|July 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Like other contemporary writer-chefs such as Alice Waters, Reusing also makes the case for a pantry renaissance.
Eat It Now!|Katrina Heron|April 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Opposite him was the window of the pantry, which faced the wall of the next house.
Visionaries|James Huneker
"There's the pantry window," she cried, arresting her tears.
Mrs. Halliburton's Troubles|Mrs. Henry Wood
At half-past seven next morning, I slipped quietly into Boots's pantry.
After Dark|Wilkie Collins
He built himself a room to repose and rest therein, and also a store-house and pantry to lay up the remainder of his victuals.
The Awakening of the Soul|Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Malik Ibn Tufail
In the little recess by the pantry window he felt more secure.
Tom Slade|Percy K. Fitzhugh
British Dictionary definitions for pantry
pantry
/ (ˈpæntrɪ) /
nounplural-tries
a small room or cupboard in which provisions, cooking utensils, etc, are kept; larder
Word Origin for pantry
C13: via Anglo-Norman, from Old French paneterie store for bread, ultimately from Latin pānis bread