No. 10,867 in Spanish
despensas
Pantries or food supplies.
In a sentence
Las despensas de la vivienda estaban completamente abastecidas.
The pantries of the house were fully stocked.
In this sentence, 'despensas' refers to storage spaces or rooms where food and provisions are kept.
En algunos lugares, se ofrecen despensas comunitarias para ayudar a quienes lo necesitan.
In some places, community food pantries are offered to help those in need.
Here, 'despensas' is used to denote community resources of food provisions organized to assist the needy.
Revisé las despensas y encontré latas de conserva que podríamos usar.
I checked the pantries and found canned goods we could use.
In this scenario, 'despensas' again signifies storage areas, emphasizing their role as places to keep food supplies.
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