pantry
/ˈpæntri/noun
उच्चारण पैन्ट्री
भंडार-घर, रसोई का भंडार
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Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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[C]
a small room or a large cupboard in a house, used for storing food
भंडार-घर, रसोई का भंडार
- Keep the rice in the pantry.
- There is a jar of pickle on the top shelf of the pantry.
- Mother keeps flour, sugar and dry fruit in the pantry.
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- I found a packet of biscuits at the back of the pantry.
- The pantry was stocked with enough rice for the month.
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[C]
a room in a hotel, train or office where food is prepared
(रेल, होटल का) पैंट्री
- the pantry car of the Rajdhani Express
- The pantry staff served hot breakfast to every coach before the train reached Bhopal.
- The pantry car on the train serves tea and snacks.
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- A waiter came from the pantry with a tray of sandwiches.
- The hotel pantry opens at six for the early guests.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
in / from the pantry
'Pantry' is a countable noun and takes the article 'the' when a particular room or cupboard is meant.
'Pantry' countable noun है और किसी विशेष कमरे या अलमारी के लिए इसके साथ article 'the' आता है।
- Radhika keeps rice and pulses in the pantry.
- Please bring a packet of biscuits from the pantry.
pantry car (train)
On Indian trains, the pantry car is the coach where meals and tea are cooked and served to passengers.
भारतीय रेलगाड़ियों में पैंट्री कार वह डिब्बा है जिसमें यात्रियों के लिए भोजन और चाय बनाई और परोसी जाती है।
- The pantry car staff serve breakfast at seven.
- Order your meal from the pantry car attendant.
be stocked with / run out of (pantry)
We say a pantry is stocked with food, and that we run out of items kept in it.
हम कहते हैं कि pantry खाद्य सामग्री से भरी हुई है, और उसमें रखी वस्तुएँ ख़त्म हो जाती हैं।
- The pantry is stocked with flour, oil and spices.
- We ran out of sugar, so check the pantry.
pantry staples
Staples are basic foods always kept at home, such as rice, dal, flour and salt.
Staples वे बुनियादी खाद्य पदार्थ हैं जो घर में हमेशा रखे जाते हैं, जैसे चावल, दाल, आटा और नमक।
- Rice and dal are pantry staples in most Indian homes.
+Collocations 4
adjective + pantry
well-stockedemptysmallwalk-inkitchenfully stocked
- A well-stocked pantry is useful during the monsoon.
verb + pantry
stockraidcleanorganiserestock
- She restocked the pantry before the festival.
pantry + noun
carshelfdoorstaffitems
- The pantry shelf was full of jars of pickle.
in the pantry
flourpulsesspicestea leavesjars
- There are two jars of mango pickle in the pantry.
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- My mother keeps the pickle jars on the top shelf of the pantry.
मेरी माँ अचार के बर्तन pantry की ऊपरी अलमारी में रखती हैं।
- The pantry staff of the train were polite and quick.
ट्रेन के पैंट्री कर्मचारी विनम्र और फुर्तीले थे।
- After the long journey, we raided the pantry for a late-night snack.
लंबी यात्रा के बाद हमने रात को कुछ खाने के लिए pantry में खोजबीन की।
- The hostel has a small pantry where students can make tea.
छात्रावास में एक छोटी pantry है जहाँ विद्यार्थी चाय बना सकते हैं।
- The office pantry has a kettle, a fridge and a microwave.
दफ़्तर की pantry में केतली, फ़्रिज और microwave है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She keeps the rice in pantry.
✓ She keeps the rice in the pantry.
A countable singular noun naming a particular place needs 'the'.
किसी विशेष स्थान को बताने वाले एकवचन countable noun से पहले 'the' चाहिए।
✗ The pantry is use to store grains.
✓ The pantry is used to store grains.
The passive needs the past participle 'used'.
Passive में past participle 'used' आता है, 'use' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words name places for keeping or preparing food, but they are not the same.
ये शब्द भोजन रखने या बनाने के स्थानों के नाम हैं, पर समान नहीं हैं।
A small room or cupboard where dry food and kitchen goods are kept.
छोटा कमरा या अलमारी जिसमें सूखा खाद्य सामान और रसोई की चीज़ें रखी जाती हैं।
- The pantry is next to the kitchen.
An older, mainly British word for a cool room for storing food.
भोजन रखने के लिए ठंडे कमरे हेतु पुराना, मुख्यतः ब्रिटिश शब्द।
- The old cottage had a stone larder.
AaSpelling
pan·try
§Grammar and usage
Indian English: the pantry car of a train serves meals to passengers.
भारतीय English में ट्रेन की pantry car यात्रियों को भोजन देती है।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A room for storing food is a pantry or larder; a kitchen on a ship or plane a galley; a place for storing grain a granary; a room for washing dishes a scullery.
भोजन रखने का कमरा pantry या larder; जहाज़ या विमान की रसोई galley; अनाज रखने की जगह granary; बर्तन धोने का कमरा scullery।