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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary pan·try
\\ˈpan-trē\\ noun
(plural pantries) ETYMOLOGY Middle English panetrie, from Anglo-French paneterie, from paneter servant in charge of the pantry, from pain bread, from Latin panis — more at food DATE 14th century 1. a room or closet used for storage (as of provisions) or from which food is brought to the table2. a room (as in a hotel or hospital) for preparation of foods on order pantry
c.1300, from Anglo-Fr. panetrie (O.Fr. paneterie) "bread room," from M.L. panataria "office or room of a servant who has charge of food" (lit. "bread"), from L. panis "bread" (see food). Sense in Eng. has evolved so far that its roots in "bread" are no longer felt. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 pantrypan·try / 5pAntri / noun (pl. -ies)
a cupboard / closet or small room in a house, used for storing food 食品贮藏室；食品贮藏柜
SYN larder Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged pan·try
\ˈpan.trē, ˈpaan-, -ri\ noun
( -es) Etymology: Middle English pantrie, panetrie, from Middle French paneterie, from Old French, from panetier pantler + -erie -ery — more at panter 1. : a room or closet adjacent to a kitchen or dining room used for storing provisions or glassware and china or for serving 2. : a room (as in a hotel, ship, hospital) with refrigerating and other equipment for the preparation of cold foods (as salads, sandwiches, desserts) on order
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