larder
noun/ˈlɑːdə(r)/
/ˈlɑːrdər/
(especially British English)- a cupboard or small room in a house, used for storing food, especially in the past
- He comes home from school and raids the larder.
- There wasn't much food left in the larder.
- There's some ham in the larder—help yourself.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full
- well-stocked
- bare
- …
- fill
- stock
- empty
- …
- door
- shelf
- in the larder
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a store of meat): from Old French lardier, from medieval Latin lardarium, from laridum, related to Greek larinos ‘fat’.Want to learn more?
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