keller
n. countablen. a room or space built under a house or building, often used for storing things like wine or coal. In many English-speaking places, people usually call this a basement or a cellar.
n. a subterranean room or storage space beneath a building. While common in German-speaking regions, the term is typically replaced by 'cellar' or 'basement' in standard English contexts.
The old house has a dark keller for storing wine.
During the renovation, the workers discovered an old keller that had been sealed off for decades.
The architect designed a modern keller with climate control to preserve the family's extensive collection of vintage wines and historical documents.
* As a German surname, from Keller (“storehouse”). * As an English surname, from queller (“hangman, executioner, killer”). * As a Scottish Gaelic surname, spelling variant of Keillor, from gu leòr (“plenty, enough, sufficient”) (comparable to galore).
Often used in historical contexts or when referring specifically to German architecture; otherwise, 'cellar' is the standard English equivalent.
the house has a kellerthe house has a cellar'Keller' is the German word; in English, 'cellar' is the correct spelling for an underground storage room.