Cellar

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈsÉ›lÉ™(ɹ)/
• US IPA: /ˈsÉ›lÉš/
• Rhymes: -É›lÉ™(r)
• Homophones: seller

Alternative forms

• seller obsolete

From Anglo-Norman celer, Old French celier (modern cellier), from Latin cellārium.

Full definition of cellar

Noun

1. An enclosed underground space, often under a building; used for storage or shelter.
2. A wine collection, especially when stored in a cellar.
3. (slang) Last place in a competition.
4. (historical) A small dish for holding salt.

Derived terms

• cellarage
• cellarer
• cellar dweller
• cyclone cellar
• root cellar
• storm cellar
• wine cellar

Verb

1. (transitive) To store in a cellar.
• 2008, June 25, Lucy Burningham, Beer Lovers Make Room for Brews Worth a Wait, 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.

From 15th Century English saler, from Old French salière (""), from Latin salarius ("relating to salt"), from Latin sal ("salt")

Noun

1. salt cellar

Anagrams

• caller
• recall