scullery

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small room, next to a kitchen, where washing up and other domestic chores are done.

Pronunciation

/ˈskʌləɹi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-scullery.wav

Word forms

scullery sculleries

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English squylerie, from Anglo-Norman squillerie (“office of the servant in charge of plates”), from escuele (“bowl, dish”), from Latin scutella.

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