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   buffet

   /ˈbʌfɪt/

   verb

   • 1. (especially of wind or waves) strike repeatedly and violently; batter: "rough seas buffeted the coast" Similar batterpoundbeat/knock/dash againstpush againstlashstrikehitbang
   • ▪ knock (someone) off course: "he was buffeted from side to side"
   • ▪ (of difficulties) afflict (someone) over a long period: "they were buffeted by a major recession" Similar afflicttroubleharmdistressburdenbotherbesetharassworryoppressstrainstresstaxtormentblightbedevilharrowcause trouble tocause suffering to

   noun

   • 1. a blow or punch. dated
   • ▪ a shock or misfortune: "the daily buffets of urban civilization" Similar shockjoltjarupsetsetbackcrisiscatastropheblowmisfortunetroubleproblemdifficultyhardshipadversitydistressdisastermisadventureafflictionsorrowmiserytribulationwoepaintragedycalamityvicissitudetrialcrossburden
   • 2. another term for buffeting

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French buffeter (verb), buffet (noun), diminutive of bufe ‘a blow’.

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   What does bufé mean?

   • bufé, bofetada, azotar… bufê, bofetada, bater… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! BUFFET definition: 1. a meal where people serve themselves different types of food: 2. a restaurant in a station…. Learn more.

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   Where did the word buffet come from?

   • The two meanings of buffet come from very different sources. The self-serve meal buffet — from 18th-century French and pronounced buh-FAY — is named after a piece of furniture, bufet ("sideboard"), on which such a meal might be served.

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   How do you describe a buffet in a sentence?

   • 1. smorgasbord, counter, cold table A cold buffet had been laid out in the dining room. 2. snack bar, café, cafeteria, brasserie, salad bar, refreshment counter We sat in the station buffet sipping tea. 1. knock, push, bang, rap, slap, bump, smack, shove, thump, cuff, jolt, wallop (informal), box Their plane had been severely buffeted by storms.

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   What is a buffet lunch?

   • A buffet is a meal of cold food that is displayed on a long table at a party or public occasion. Guests usually serve themselves from the table. ...a buffet lunch. A cold buffet had been laid out in the dining-room. A buffet is a café, usually in a hotel or station. We sat in the station buffet sipping tea.

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     buffet. noun [ C ] us / bəˈfeɪ / uk / ˈbʊf.eɪ / Add to word...

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     BUFFET translate: bufé, bufé, bofetada, azotar, zarandear,...

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   Buffet definition: a variety of dishes presented in a line, from which diners in a restaurant serve themselves, usually at a fixed price regardless of how much one eats. See examples of BUFFET used in a sentence.

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   a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers. synonyms: counter, sideboard. see more. noun. a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves. see more. noun. usually inexpensive bar. synonyms: snack bar, snack counter. see more. Definitions of buffet. verb. strike, beat repeatedly.

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