n.
Pronunciation: ' b ə -t ə -r ē , ' b ə -tr ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ter · ies
Etymology: Middle English boterie, from Anglo-French, from but cask, butt ― more at BUTT
Date: 14th century
1 : a storeroom for liquors
2 a chiefly dialect : PANTRY b : a room (as in an English college) stocking provisions for sale to students