an excavation where root vegetables are stored
"The old cellar was perfect for storing our winter harvest of potatoes and carrots."
storage space where wines are stored
"The family kept their vintage collection in the cool, dark cellar."
An enclosed underground space, often under a building, used for storage or shelter.
"The grandmother kept her prized spices in an ornate silver salt cellar."
salt cellar
In plain English: A cellar is an underground room used for storing food and drinks, often found beneath a house.
"We stored all our wine bottles in the cool cellar beneath the house."
Usage: Use cellar to refer specifically to an underground room beneath a house where wine, food, or other goods are stored. Do not confuse it with basement, which is generally larger and may serve as living quarters rather than just storage space.
To store in a cellar.
"They decided to cellar all their surplus wine for aging."
The word "cellar" comes from the Latin cella, which originally meant a small room or storage space. It traveled into English through Old French and Anglo-Norman before becoming part of Middle English vocabulary.