Definition
A cool storage room or cupboard for food, especially meat and dairy products.
Etymology
From Old French 'lardier,' derived from 'lard' meaning 'bacon' or 'pork fat.' The larder was originally specifically the place where lard and other pork products were stored. In medieval households, pork fat was crucial for preservation and cooking, so the 'lard room' was one of the most important storage areas. The meaning expanded to include all food storage only later, but the name preserves its origins as the 'bacon room.'
Kelly Says
Your pantry is named after bacon! Medieval larders were specifically bacon and lard storage rooms because pork fat was like the duct tape of medieval cooking — it preserved food, provided calories, and was essential for survival. The word reminds us that before refrigeration, managing fat storage was literally a matter of life and death.
Translations
ARالعربية
مخزن طعام
makhzan ta'am
CACatalà
dispensa
dee-SPEN-sah
DADansk
køkkenkammer
koh-ken-kah-mer
DEDeutsch
Speisekammer
SHPEE-zeh-kah-mer
ELΕλληνικά
πανοπλία
pah-noh-plee-ah
ESEspañol
despensa
deh-SPEN-sah
FISuomi
ruokavarasto
roo-oh-kah-vah-rah-stoh
FRFrançais
garde-manger
gahrd-mahn-ZHAY
IDBahasa Indonesia
gudang makanan
goo-dahng mah-kah-nahn
IGIG
ụlọ nri
oo-loh n-ree
ITItaliano
dispensa
dee-SPEN-sah
KMKM
បន្ទប់ចង្រុង
bantob chong
KO한국어
식료품실
shik-lyo-pum-shil
MSBahasa Melayu
gudang
goo-dahng
MYမြန်မာ
စားသောက်ကျောင်း
zar thauk kyahng
NLNederlands
voorraadkast
voh-RAHD-kahst
NONorsk
kjøkkenkammer
shoh-ken-kah-mer
PLPolski
spiżarnia
speekh-ah-nee-ah
PTPortuguês
despensa
deh-SPEN-sah
RORomână
cămara
kah-mah-rah
RUРусский
пantry
pahnt-ree
SVSvenska
skafferi
skah-feh-ree
SWKiswahili
ghorofa ya chakula
goh-roh-fah yah chah-koo-lah
THไทย
ห้องเก็บอาหาร
hong gep ahan
TLTL
silid ng pagkain
see-leed ng pahg-kah-een
UKУкраїнська
комора
koh-moh-rah
VITiếng Việt
tủ thực phẩm
too thuc pham
YOYO
ilé ounjẹ
ee-leh oon-jeh
ZH中文
食品储藏室
shí pǐn chǔ cáng shì
ZUZU
indlu yezinkwa
in-dloo yeh-zin-kwah