buffet

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

I. buf·fet¹ (bə-fāʹ, bo͞o-)n.
1. A large sideboard with drawers and cupboards.
2.
a. A counter or table from which meals or refreshments are served.
b. A restaurant having such a counter.
3. A meal at which guests serve themselves from various dishes displayed on a table or sideboard.adj.
Informally served:
a buffet luncheon. [French.] II. buf·fet² (bŭfʹĭt)n.
A blow or cuff with or as if with the hand.v. buf·fet·ed, buf·fet·ing, buf·fetsv. tr.
1. To hit or beat, especially repeatedly.
2. To strike against forcefully; batter:
winds that buffeted the tent.
See Synonyms at beat.
3. To drive or force with or as if with repeated blows:
was buffeted about from job to job by the vagaries of the economy.
4. To force (one's way) with difficulty.v. intr.
To force one's way with difficulty:
a ship buffeting against the wind. [Middle English, from Old French buffet, diminutive of buffe, blow.] bufʹfet·er n.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  snack bar, snack counter, counter, sideboard, buff, knock about, batter