root cellar

An underground room or structure, typically beneath a house or barn, used for storing root vegetables and other produce in a cool, dark, and humid environment to preserve them for extended periods.

• 🇪🇸Espacio subterráneo o estructura, generalmente bajo una casa o cobertizo, que se usa para almacenar tubérculos, raíces y otros alimentos en un ambiente fresco, oscuro y húmedo para conservarlos durante mucho tiempo.

1. Underground storage room B2 formal

   A room or structure, typically underground, used for storing root vegetables and other crops in a cool, humid environment to preserve them for long periods.

   • They stored the potatoes and carrots in the root cellar for the winter.
   • The old farmhouse had a well-insulated root cellar.
   • Root cellars keep vegetables fresh without electricity.

   🇪🇸Bodega subterránea para hortalizas