Tourism & Hospitality vocabulary · Hotel Departments & Facilities

Scullery

Meaning in tourism & hospitality, with examples

nounCommon term

In tourism & hospitality, scullery means: A room or area used for washing dishes and kitchen equipment.

In Turkish: bulaşıkhane

How it is used

Used for a physical washing area, especially in larger kitchens; terminology varies between properties.

Example sentences

  1. Dirty pans go to the scullery rather than onto the counter where desserts are prepared.

    The instruction separates dirty-equipment handling from food preparation.

  2. The hotel enlarged the scullery after adding a second banquet hall.

    More event capacity creates demand for a larger washing area.

Common collocations

  • scullery area
  • scullery equipment

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