Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

larder

/ˈlɑɹ.dɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: larder
IPA: /ˈlɑɹ.dɚ/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cool room in a domestic house where food is stored.

noun

Example Sentences

"He had always intended to marry when he could afford it; and once he had been in love, violently in love, but had laid the passion aside, and told it to wait till a more convenient season. … But when, after the lapse of fifteen years, he went, as it were, to his spiritual larder and took down Love from the top shelf to offer him to Mrs. Orr, he was rather dismayed."
"Many of these cones had opened, and nuthatches visited the tree frequently to take seeds from the squirrel's larder."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English larder, from Anglo-Norman larder and Old French lardier, from Latin lardārium. By surface analysis, lard + -er.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: larder, lardier, lardārium

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈlɑɹ.dɚ/
British English: /ˈlɑː.də/

Inflected Forms

larders (plural)

Derived Forms

larderer larderful larderhoard larderlike

Phrases

larder beetle

Frequently Paired Words

pantry root cellar

Synonyms

pantry buttery

Rhymes With

harder yarder ardor carder regarder placarder guarder

Questions

How do you pronounce larder?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɑɹ.dɚ/.
What does larder mean?: A cool room in a domestic house where food is stored.
Where does larder come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce larder

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “larder”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈlɑɹ.dɚ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “larder”.
Repeat and practice — Say “larder” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.