cellar

cel·lar  (slr)

n.

1. A room or enclosed space used for storage, usually beneath the ground or under a building.

2. A basement.

3. An underground shelter, as from storms.

4. A wine cellar.

5. Slang The last place or lowest level, especially in competitive standings: The team came from the cellar to win the pennant.

tr.v. cel·lared, cel·lar·ing, cel·lars

To store in a cellar.

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[Middle English celer, from Old French, from Late Latin cellrium, pantry, from Latin cella, storeroom; see kel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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cellar

Noun

1. an underground room, usually used for storage

2. a place where wine is stored

3. a stock of bottled wines [Latin cellarium food store]

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Cellar a place for storing wine, hence, the wine bottles collectively.

Example: cellar of bottles, 1627.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cellar - the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage basement cellarage - a storage area in a cellar storey, floor, story, level - a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?"
	2.	cellar - an excavation where root vegetables are stored root cellar excavation - a hole in the ground made by excavating storage space - the area in any structure that provides space for storage
	3.	cellar - storage space where wines are stored wine cellar storage space - the area in any structure that provides space for storage

Translations

cellar [ˈsɛləʳ] n → sótano;

(for wine) → bodega

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cellar [ˈsɛləʳ] n → cave f

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cellar [ˈsɛləʳ] n → Keller m;

(for wine) → (Wein)keller m

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cellar [ˈsɛləʳ] n → sottosuolo, cantina