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cellarage

cellarage

9.9
A cool space in a cellar for storing wine or food
  • noun
  • /ˈsɛlərɪdʒ/
  • Archaic
translation icon : bodega
  • The restaurant has a cellarage where they keep their extensive selection of wines.

Examples

  • The cellarage was organized neatly, with shelves filled with jars of homemade preserves.

  • At the very opening of the story, Mr. Gradgrind is described as having a "square wall of a forehead, which had his eyebrows for its base, while his eyes found commodious cellarage in two dark caves, overshadowed by the wall" (1).

    Academic text (2005)
  • He decided to convert the cellarage into a cozy storage space for his canned goods.

Synonyms

cellar
vscellarage
149 1.6

An underground room for storing food, wine, or other items

is a specific area within such rooms used mainly for wine and provisions
cupboard
vscellarage
79 1.0

A cabinet with shelves for storing dishes or food

is larger and underground, used mainly for storing provisions and wine
pantry
vscellarage
76 1.0

A small room or cupboard in a house where people keep food and dishes

is similar in purpose but specifically situated in a cellar area
storeroom
vscellarage
38 1.8

A room where people keep extra things not used every day

is the subterranean version of that storage, often for provisions and wine
storage room
vscellarage
29 1.6

A room where you keep things you do not use often

is the same purpose but located in a cellar space and for provisions
wine cellar
vscellarage
16 3.4

A cool underground room where people keep bottles of wine to age

is a general underground storage area used for wine and other provisions
root cellar
vscellarage
8 4.3

A cool underground room that keeps vegetables like potatoes and carrots fresh

is used for a wider range of goods, not only root produce
cava
vscellarage
  • UK
1 8.3

A cool underground cellar in Spain where people store and age wine

is a broader cellar area used for wine and various provisions
cantina
vscellarage
  • US
1 5.8

A small cellar where people store and sometimes make wine

is focused on storage areas rather than production or serving activities
undercroft
vscellarage
  • Archaic
1 8.4

A room under a building used to store food or drink

is specifically an area used within such subterranean spaces for provisions
stillroom
vscellarage
  • Archaic
9.9

A room in a large old house where staff make and store drinks, jams, and tea

focuses instead on simple storage within a cellar area rather than preparation

How Big

cellar
149 1.6
storage room
29 1.6
wine cellar
16 3.4
cellarage
  • Archaic
9.9
niche
11 6.7

Surface Forms

cellarage singular
cellarages plural

Morphology

cellarage = cellar (semi-transparent) = cellar + age

The structure is regular and the meaning 'cellar space' is inferable, but the noun-forming suffix '-age' is not fully productive or fully obvious to many learners.

Etymology

Cellarage comes from cellar (a cool room under a house for storing food or wine) plus the ending -age, which can mean a 'place' or thing connected with it, so cellarage can also mean the storage area itself—the cellar space used for wine or provisions.