cupboardPronunciation: /ˈkʌbəd/Translate cupboard | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of cupboard noun a recess or piece of furniture with a door and usually shelves, used for storage:a broom cupboardOrigin: late Middle English (denoting a table or sideboard on which cups, plates, etc. were displayed): from cup + boardcupboard in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of cupboard in the US English dictionary