Buffet — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers

a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæpjʊlˌaɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʌfɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʌfɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæpjʊlˌaɪ/.

Examples

Winds buffeted the tent
The wind buffeted him

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

knock about batter snack counter snack bar counter buff sideboard

Parts of Speech

noun	a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers
noun	a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves
noun	usually inexpensive bar
verb	strike against forcefully “Winds buffeted the tent”
verb	strike, beat repeatedly “The wind buffeted him”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Büfett

ein Möbelstück, das neben einem Esszimmer steht; verfügt über Regale und Schubladen

🇪🇸Spanish

bufé

un mueble que se encuentra al costado de un comedor; tiene estantes y cajones

🇵🇹Portuguese

bufê

um móvel que fica ao lado da sala de jantar; tem prateleiras e gavetas

🇷🇺Russian

буфет

предмет мебели, стоящий сбоку от столовой; есть полки и ящики

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बुफ़े

फर्नीचर का एक टुकड़ा जो भोजन कक्ष के किनारे खड़ा होता है; अलमारियाँ और दराजें हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

বুফে

আসবাবপত্রের একটি টুকরো যা একটি ডাইনিং রুমের পাশে দাঁড়িয়ে আছে; তাক এবং ড্রয়ার আছে

🇮🇳Tamil

பஃபே

ஒரு சாப்பாட்டு அறையின் பக்கத்தில் நிற்கும் தளபாடங்கள்; அலமாரிகள் மற்றும் இழுப்பறைகள் உள்ளன

🇮🇳Telugu

బఫే

భోజనాల గది పక్కన ఉన్న ఫర్నిచర్ ముక్క; అల్మారాలు మరియు సొరుగులు ఉన్నాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

बुफे

जेवणाच्या खोलीच्या बाजूला असलेला फर्निचरचा तुकडा; शेल्फ् 'चे अव रुप आणि ड्रॉर्स आहेत

🇮🇳Gujarati

થપ્પડ

ફર્નિચરનો ટુકડો જે ડાઇનિંગ રૂમની બાજુમાં રહે છે; છાજલીઓ અને ડ્રોઅર્સ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಫೆ

ಊಟದ ಕೋಣೆಯ ಬದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಂತಿರುವ ಪೀಠೋಪಕರಣಗಳ ತುಂಡು; ಕಪಾಟುಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಡ್ರಾಯರ್‌ಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബുഫേ

ഒരു ഡൈനിംഗ് റൂമിൻ്റെ വശത്ത് നിൽക്കുന്ന ഒരു ഫർണിച്ചർ; ഷെൽഫുകളും ഡ്രോയറുകളും ഉണ്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੁਫੇ

ਫਰਨੀਚਰ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਟੁਕੜਾ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਡਾਇਨਿੰਗ ਰੂਮ ਦੇ ਪਾਸੇ ਖੜ੍ਹਾ ਹੈ; ਅਲਮਾਰੀਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਦਰਾਜ਼ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

بوفے

فرنیچر کا ایک ٹکڑا جو کھانے کے کمرے کے پہلو میں کھڑا ہے؛ شیلف اور دراز ہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

自助餐

位于餐厅一侧的一件家具；有架子和抽屉

🇯🇵Japanese

ビュッフェ

ダイニングルームの横に立つ家具。棚と引き出しがあります

🇰🇷Korean

타격

식당 옆에 서있는 가구; 선반과 서랍이 있어요

🇹🇭Thai

บุฟเฟ่ต์

เฟอร์นิเจอร์ชิ้นหนึ่งที่วางอยู่ด้านข้างห้องรับประทานอาหาร มีชั้นวางและลิ้นชัก

🇮🇩Indonesian

prasmanan

sebuah perabot yang berdiri di sisi ruang makan; memiliki rak dan laci

🇲🇾Malay

bufet

sekeping perabot yang berdiri di sisi ruang makan; mempunyai rak dan laci

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بوفيه

قطعة أثاث تقف بجانب غرفة الطعام؛ لديها رفوف وأدراج

🇮🇷Persian

بوفه

یک تکه مبلمان که در کنار یک اتاق غذاخوری قرار دارد. دارای قفسه و کشو

🇹🇷Turkish

büfe

yemek odasının yanında duran bir mobilya parçası; raflar ve çekmeceler var

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִזנוֹן

רהיט שניצב בצד חדר אוכל; יש מדפים ומגירות

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The primary meaning of 'buffet' is 'a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers'.

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