Masculin

buffet

(Anglais)

  1. (masculine) sideboard, dresser (a piece of furniture)
  2. (masculine) buffet (food)
  3. (masculine, slang) belly

Fréquence

C1
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/by.fɛ/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

Inherited from Middle French bufet (1150), from Old French bufet, of uncertain origin; possibly a Celtic borrowing. Compare Scottish Gaelic biadh (“food, sustenance”), buadha (“valuable, precious”). Or, according to the Digitized Treasury of the French Language, from an imitative source akin to bouffer (“to eat (in excess)”).

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