dispensa

pantry

noun dee-SPEH-sah Rare

Origin: Latin 'dispensa' (distribution)

Also means

handout; dispensation

Usage Note

Dispensa has several distinct senses: a kitchen pantry or larder (la dispensa della cucina), a printed handout or course packet (la dispensa del professore), and an ecclesiastical dispensation (una dispensa papale). Context always makes the meaning clear. The plural is regular: le dispense.

Examples

"Cerca la farina nella dispensa."

Natural Translation

Look for the flour in the pantry.

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