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Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th
buffet
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.
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