buffet
Translation
buffet, smorgasbord
Examples
The hotel offers a breakfast buffet.
The hotel offers a breakfast buffet.
We had an all-you-can-eat buffet for lunch.
We had an all-you-can-eat buffet for lunch.
Grammar Patterns
a breakfast/lunch/dinner buffet a buffet for a specific meal The hotel offers a breakfast buffet.
Similar Words
smorgasbord, self-service meal
Etymology
From French 'buffet', meaning 'sideboard', a piece of furniture where food was laid out for guests to serve themselves.
Memory Tips
Pronounced 'buh-FAY'. Remember that the food is laid out for you, but 'you-FAY-tch' it yourself.