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Speisekammer

pantry

noun SHPY-ze-kah-mer Rare
Home & Lifestyle Rooms

Also means

larder

Usage Note

Speisekammer combines Speise (food/dish) and Kammer (chamber), a cool room for storing food. In older houses it sits off the kitchen; modern flats often replace it with a Vorratsschrank (pantry cupboard).

Examples

"In der Speisekammer lagern wir Mehl, Konserven und Kartoffeln."

Natural Translation

In the pantry we store flour, tinned food and potatoes.

Literal Translation

In the pantry store we flour, conserves and potatoes.

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