buffet

Meaning

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

Concepts

buffet

sideboard

cupboard

pantry

closet

dresser

larder

store-cupboard

refreshment room

wardrobe

champagne cork-popping party

bar

shadda

cabinet

🗄️

chest of drawers

chiffonier

commode

credenza

locker

she-devil

snack bar

Synonyms

armoire

casier

buvette

crédence

bahut

bar

garderobe

dressoir

habilleur

table de toilette

placard

Pronounced as (IPA)

/by.fɛ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: bufet

Inherited from Old French: bufet

Cognate with Scottish Gaelic: biadh

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)”).

Sentences

À gauche , près de la porte , un buffet .

On the left, near the door, a buffet.