buffet

CEFRC1

/ˈbʊf.eɪ/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A meal where people serve themselves from many dishes.

  2. 02

    verb

    To hit or push repeatedly with force.

Examples

  • Could you show me what you're serving in the buffet?

  • The buffet or the cafeteria is in Car 9.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈbʌf.ɪt/
  • /bəˈfeɪ/

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noun

Extra meanings

  1. A small low stool; a hassock.

  2. Food laid out in this way, to which diners serve themselves.

  3. A counter or sideboard from which food and drinks are served or may be bought.

More examples

In context

  • Two for the lunch buffet, please.

  • We'll be serving supper buffet style.

  • October 30, 1795, Edmund Burke, letter to Lord Auckland those planks of tough and hardy oak that used for years to brave the buffets of the Bay of Biscay

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Inherited from Middle English buffet (“stool”), from Middle French buffet (“side table”), from Old French buffet, of unknown origin. The modern pronunciation is remodelled after modern French buffet.