cellar
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cellar¹
- /ˈsɛlə/ UK
- /ˈsɛləɹ/ US
Sounds like sellar, seller · Rhymes with -ɛlə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English celer, seler, from Anglo-Norman celer, Old French celier (modern cellier), from Late Latin cellārium, from Latin cella. Doublet of cellarium. See native English cleve.
noun cellars · seller
- An enclosed underground space, often under a building, used for storage or shelter. The farmhouse has several additions, added over many decades; it has three cellars, and one of them is older than the other two.
- A wine collection, especially when stored in a cellar. The insurance company valued his cellar at $27,000, largely on the strength of his bottles of 1972 Château Hypothetica.
- Last place in a league or competition; some rank near last place. The Tigers have been in the cellar all year long, and I'm tired of it.
- A basement. Most of my tools and hardware are in the garage, but I keep some tools in the cellar, too, mainly for convenience.
verb cellars · cellaring · cellared
- To store (something, especially food or wine) in a cellar. Mr. VandenBerghe says he’s cellared such memorable bottles as the Batch 1 Adam from Hair of the Dog, a 14-year-old ale from Portland, Ore., that’s 10 percent alcohol, and the Trappistes Rochefort 10, a Quadrupel Belgian ale that peaks around age 10.
cellar²
- /ˈsɛlə/ UK
- /ˈsɛləɹ/ US
Sounds like sellar, seller · Rhymes with -ɛlə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From 15th century English saler, from French salière, from Latin salarius (“relating to salt”), from Latin sal (“salt”).
noun cellars
- salt cellar
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: root cellar, basement, wine cellar, excavation, pantry, attic, cave, closet, underground, granary, subsurface, locker, breadbasket, atrium, vault, bunker
Translations
Every language
noun underground space
| Español | sótano, furnia, sibil |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 지하실 jihasil |
| 日本語 | 地下室 chikashitsu, 穴蔵 anagura, 穴倉 anagura, 窖 anagura |
| 中文 | 地窖 dìjiào, 地下室 dìxiàshì |
| हिन्दी | तहख़ाना tahxānā, सुरागार surāgār |
| Português | cave, porão |
| Français | cave |
| Deutsch | Keller |
| Italiano | cantina, scantinato, cantinato, seminterrato |
| Ελληνικά | κελάρι kelári, υπόγειο ypógeio |
| Română | pivniță, beci |
| Русский | подва́л podvál, по́греб pógreb |
| Tiếng Việt | hầm chứa, hầm rượu, tầng hầm |
| العربية | قَبْو qabw, سِرْدَاب sirdāb |
| עברית | מַרְתֵּף martéf |
noun wine collection
| Español | bodega, cava, furnia |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 酒窖收藏 jiǔjiào shōucáng |
| Português | adega, garrafeira |
| Français | cave |
| Italiano | cella, cantina, bottiglieria |
| Română | pivniță, beci |
| Русский | ви́нный по́греб vínnyj pógreb |
noun slang: last place in competition
| Español | cola, sótano |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 末位 mòwèi |
| Português | lanterna, lanterninha |
verb to store in cellar
| 中文 | 儲存於地下室 /储存于地下室 chǔcún yú dìxiàshì |
|---|---|
| Português | armazenar (na cave/adega) |
| Deutsch | einkellern |
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title = {cellar},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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