Cupboard vs. Pantry

Cupboardnoun

(obsolete) A board or table used to openly hold and display silver plate and other dishware; a sideboard; a buffet.

Cupboardnoun

(obsolete) Things displayed on a sideboard; dishware, particularly valuable plate.

Cupboardnoun

A cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture with shelves intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food; similar cabinets or closets used for storing other items.

Cupboardnoun

(obsolete) Things stored in a cupboard; particularly food.

Cupboardverb

To collect, as into a cupboard; to hoard.

Cupboardnoun

A board or shelf for cups and dishes.

Cupboardnoun

A small closet in a room, with shelves to receive cups, dishes, food, etc.; hence, any small closet.

Cupboardverb

To collect, as into a cupboard; to hoard.

Cupboardnoun

a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space

Cupboard

The term cupboard was originally used to describe an open-shelved side table for displaying dishware, more specifically plates, cups and saucers. These open cupboards typically had between one and three display tiers, and at the time, a drawer or multiple drawers fitted to them.

Pantrynoun

A small room, closet, or cabinet usually located in or near the kitchen, dedicated to food storage and/or storing kitchenware, like a larder, but smaller. 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.

Pantrynoun

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

Pantrynoun

a small storeroom for storing foods or wines

Pantry

A pantry is a room where beverages, food, and sometimes dishes, household cleaning chemicals, linens, or provisions are stored. Food and beverage pantries serve in an ancillary capacity to the kitchen.