pantry (plural pantries) 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. coordinate terms quotations Coordinate terms: larder, root cellar Definition of pantry noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning , pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. A pantry is an area in or near a kitchen where food is stored. When you buy a hundred boxes of macaroni and cheese that are on sale, you'll need to make room in the pantry for them. The meaning of PANTRY is a room or closet used for storage (as of provisions) or from which food is brought to the table.
