bufet

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [buˈfɛt]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [buˈfət]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [buˈfet]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French buffet.

Noun

bufet m (plural bufets)

1. sideboard
2. buffet
3. office (of an attorney)

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic, from buff- +‎ -et (diminutive).

Noun

bufet m (plural bufets)

1. (archaic or dialectal) slap on the cheek

Further reading

• “bufet” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Crimean Tatar

Noun

bufet

1. buffet, cafeteria.

Declension

Declension of bufet

nominative	bufet
genitive	bufetniñ
dative	bufetke
accusative	bufetni
locative	bufette
ablative	bufetten

References

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch buffet, from French buffet, from Middle French bufet, from Old French bufet, of uncertain origin; possibly a Celtic borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbufɛt̚]
• Hyphenation: bu‧fèt

Noun

bufèt (first-person possessive bufetku, second-person possessive bufetmu, third-person possessive bufetnya)

1. buffet:
   1. a counter or sideboard from which food and drinks are served or may be bought.
   2. (cooking) food laid out in this way, to which diners serve themselves.

      Synonym: prasmanan

Alternative forms

• bupet

Further reading

• “bufet” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From English buffet.

Noun

bufet

1. buffet

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French buffet, from Middle French bufet, from Old French bufet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.fɛt/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ufɛt
• Syllabification: bu‧fet

Noun

bufet m inan (diminutive bufecik)

1. bar, buffet, counter (place from where food and drinks are bought and served)
2. buffet, spread (meal laid out on a table or counter)

Declension

Declension of bufet

	singular	plural
nominative	bufet	bufety
genitive	bufetu	bufetów
dative	bufetowi	bufetom
accusative	bufet	bufety
instrumental	bufetem	bufetami
locative	bufecie	bufetach
vocative	bufecie	bufety

Derived terms

nouns

• bufeciarz
• bufetowa
• bufetowy

 

Further reading

• bufet in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• bufet in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French buffet.

Noun

bufet n (plural bufete)

1. sideboard, dresser (a piece of furniture)

Declension

Declension of bufet

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) bufet	bufetul	(niște) bufete	bufetele
genitive/dative	(unui) bufet	bufetului	(unor) bufete	bufetelor
vocative	bufetule		bufetelor

Spanish

Noun

bufet m (plural bufetes)

1. Alternative spelling of buffet

Further reading

• “bufet”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014