different between pastry vs pantry

English

Etymology

paste +? -ry, or Old French pastaierie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pe?st?i/

Noun

pastry (countable and uncountable, plural pastries)

1. (countable) A baked food item made from flour and fat pastes such as pie crust; also tarts, bear claws, napoleons, puff pastries, etc.

2. (uncountable) The food group formed by the various kinds of pastries.

3. (uncountable) The type of light flour-based dough used in pastries.
4. (countable, obsolete) A place where pastry is made.
   • 1591, William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, IV. iv. 2:

     They call for dates and quinces in the pastry.

5. (uncountable) The act or art of making pastry.

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• pastry on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Sparty

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