English Dictionary
Definition of “buffet”
1buffet1
Definitions
noun
- a counter where light refreshments are served
- a meal at which guests help themselves from a number of dishes and often eat standing up
- ((as modifier) ⇒
a buffet lunch
- a piece of furniture used from medieval times to the 18th century for displaying plates, etc and typically comprising one or more cupboards and some open shelves
- Scottish Northern England dialect a kind of low stool, pouffe, or hassock
Word Origin
C18: from French, of unknown origin
2buffet2 (ˈbʌfɪt
)
Definitions
verb
- (tr) to knock against or about; batter ⇒
the wind buffeted the boat
- (tr) to hit, esp with the fist; cuff
- to force (one's way), as through a crowd
- (intr) to struggle; battle
noun
- a blow, esp with a fist or hand
- aerodynamic excitation of an aircraft structure by separated flows
Alternative Forms
ˈbuffeter noun Word Origin
C13: from Old French buffeter , from buffet a light blow, from buffe, of imitative origin
Synonyms
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lambast(e)
Buffet (French byfɛ)
Definitions
noun
- Bernard (bɛrnar). 1928–99, French painter and engraver. His works are characterized by sombre tones and thin angular forms
Translations
- British English:
buffet
A buffet is a meal of cold food at a special occasion. Guests usually help themselves to the food....a buffet lunch.ˈbʊfeɪ NOUN ...a buffet lunch.
- Spanish:
bufé
nm
- French:
buffet
nm
- German:
Büffet
nnt Büffets
- Chinese: 自助餐 n
- Arabic: سُفْرَة n
- Portuguese: buffet nm
- Russian: буфет nm
- Croatian: bife nm
- Czech: bufet nm
- Danish: buffet nutr
- Dutch: buffet nnt
- Finnish: seisova pöytä n
- Greek: μπουφές nm
- Italian: buffet nm
- Japanese: ビュッフェ n
- Korean: 뷔페 n
- Norwegian: buffet nm
- Polish: bufet nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: bufê nm
- European Spanish:
bufé
nm
- Swedish: buffé nutr
- Thai: อาหารที่ลูกค้าบริการตัวเอง n
- Turkish: açık büfe n
- Vietnamese: quầy giải khát n
Usage examples
At the door two waitresses seated on chairs handed them each a ticket which entitled them to a choice from a buffet table.
Various, Looking For the Spark (1994)Welcome to the car financing bazaar, where a buffet of schemes designed to take care of different kinds of cash flows are coming into play.
Business Today (2000)The West Valley City couple said they had been embarrassed and treated unfairly and argued the buffet was all-you-can-eat.
canada.com (2004)There are three restaurants ranging from fairly formal to the laid-back 24-hour Beachcomber buffet.
Sun, News of the World (2002)As soon as the guests came in there was a vast buffet with salmon and all kinds of things for starters.
Shapiro, Helen, Walking Back to Happiness (1994)
