buffet

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciations'Buffet': French: /byfɛ/; 'buffet': noun: /ˈbʌfeɪ/ /ˈbʊfeɪ/, verb: /ˈbʌfɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbʌfɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(buf′it for 1; (bə fā′, bŏŏ- or, esp. for adj., bo̅o̅′fā; Brit. buf′it for 2)


Inflections of 'buffet' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
buffets
v 3rd person singular
buffeting
v pres p
buffeted
v past
buffeted
v past p

Collocations for "buffet"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "buffet" in context.

WordReference English Collocations © 2025

buffet

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n as adj
  1. a [cold] buffet lunch
  2. the buffet car
  3. [have, eat] a buffet [breakfast, lunch, dinner]
  4. a buffet restaurant
v
  1. buffeted by [high winds, heavy winds, wind and rain]
  2. buffeted by [severe, extreme, adverse] weather (conditions)
  3. winds buffeted the [ship, coast]
'buffet' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
breakfast - cuisine - dessert - fork - restaurant - service

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