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Vinony

cellar

verb

  1. to place or store in a cellar
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noun

  1. below-ground room used for storage
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈsɛlə/ / /ˈsɛləɹ/

noun

Etymology: From 15th century English saler, from French salière, from Latin salarius (“relating to salt”), from Latin sal (“salt”).

  1. salt cellar

verb

Etymology: From Middle English celer, seler, from Anglo-Norman celer, Old French celier (modern cellier), from Late Latin cellārium, from Latin cella. Doublet of cellarium.

  1. 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.”