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n. A small room or closet, usually off a kitchen, where food, tableware, linens, and similar items are stored.

n. A small room used for the preparation of cold foods.

n. A small room, closet, or cabinet usually located in or near the kitchen, dedicated to food storage and/or storing kitchenware. Since the pantry is not typically temperature-controlled (unlike a refrigerator or root cellar), the foods stored in a pantry are usually shelf-stable staples such as grains, flours, and preserved foods.

n. An apartment or closet in which bread and other provisions are kept.

n. The office of a pantler.

n. An apartment or closet in which provisions are kept, or where plate and knives, etc., are cleaned.

n. a small storeroom for storing foods or wines

"Hmm-I think the problem may be compounded by the fact that the pantry is in the same small room as the clothes washer, which no doubt generates humidity even in dry season."

storeroom    storage room    stowage   

Wikipedia article on food storage   

panter    larder    pantler    pan   

stillroom   

buttery    butlery    cuddy   

gantry   

cupboard    larder    kitchenette    refrigerator    bathroom    freezer    scullery    storeroom    locker    kitchen