noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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pănʹ-tri
/ˈpæntɹi/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈpantɹi/
Received-Pronunciation:[ˈpant(h)ɹ̥i]
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
General-American:/ˈpæntɹi/
[ˈpænt(h)ɹ̥i]without æ-raising
[ˈpeənt(h)ɹ̥i]æ-raising
rhymes with -æntɹi
CMU ARPABET:P AE1 N T R IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, UK, US
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A break room.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Hong-Kong
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a small storeroom for storing foods or wines
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: larder, buttery
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: storeroom, storage room, stowage
Narrower terms: stillroom, still room
History
Etymology
From Middle English panetrie, from Old French paneterie, related to Latin panis (“bread”).
Across languages
Translations
87 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
մառան
(maṙan)
— storage room
Armenian:
մթերանոց
(mtʻeranocʻ)
— storage room
Belarusian:
камо́ра
(kamóra)
— storage room
Belarusian:
кладо́ўка
(kladówka)
— storage room
Belarusian:
спіжа́рня
(spižárnja)
— storage room
Bulgarian:
киле́р
(kilér)
— storage room
Catalan:
rebost
— storage room
Cherokee:
ᏗᎦᎾᏐᏗᎢ
(diganasodii)
— storage room
Chinese Mandarin:
食品儲藏室 /食品储藏室
(shípǐn chúcángshì)
— storage room
Chinese Mandarin:
備餐間 /备餐间
(bèicānjiān)
— storage room
