different between pantry vs spence

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• enPR: p?n?-tri, IPA^(key): /?pænt?i/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?pant?i/, [?pan(?)??i]
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?pænt?i/
  • (without /æ/-tensing) [?pæn(?)??i]
  • (with /æ/-tensing) [?pe?nt(?)??i]

Noun

pantry (plural pantries)

1. A small room, closet, or cabinet usually located in or near the kitchen, dedicated to shelf-stable food storage and/or storing kitchenware, like a larder, but smaller.

   Coordinate terms: larder, root cellar

Synonyms

• (room): walk-in pantry, walk-in, larder, press (Irish & Scots)
• (closet): cupboard (UK), kitchen closet, larder, press (Irish & Scots)
• (cabinet): cupboard, kitchen cabinet

Related terms

• (servant overseeing a pantry): pantler, panter
• pan

Translations

See also

• Food storage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• trypan

English

Etymology

From Middle English spence, spense, borrowed from Middle French despense, from Medieval Latin d?sp?nsa, noun use of feminine of Latin d?sp?nsus, past participle of d?spendere (“weigh out”).

Pronunciation

Noun

spence (plural spences)

1. (Britain, dialect, dated) A buttery or pantry

Related terms

• spencer

Anagrams

• pences