Similar words
alacena
alacena is more specifically a built-in cupboard; despensa is the room, the pantry itself — both mean "pantry."
Similar in other languages
French
garde-manger
garde-manger is the French word for the same thing — both mean "pantry."
Portuguese
despensa
despensa is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "pantry."
Practice
1 What does despensa mean?
pantry
2 Fill the gap: Guarda los botes en la ___.
Full sentence: Guarda los botes en la despensa. (Keep the jars in the pantry.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches despensa?
despensa: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.