buffet

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers
  2. noun a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves
  3. noun usually inexpensive bar

Etymology

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

counter, sideboard

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