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   Buf·fet

   /ˈbəfət/

   

   verb

   • 1. (especially of wind or waves) strike repeatedly and violently; batter: "the rough seas buffeted the coast" Similar batterpoundbeat/knock/dash againstpush againstlashstrikehitbang
   • ▪ knock (someone) over or off course: "he was buffeted from side to side"
   • ▪ (of misfortunes or difficulties) afflict or harm (someone) repeatedly or over a long period: "they were buffeted by a major recession" Similar afflicttroubleharmdistressburdenbotherbesetharassworryoppressstrainstresstaxtormentblightbedevilharrowcause trouble tocause suffering to

   noun

   • 1. a blow, typically of the hand or fist. dated
   • ▪ a shock or misfortune: "the daily buffets of urban civilization" Similar shockjoltjarupsetsetbackcrisiscatastropheblowmisfortunetroubleproblemdifficultyhardshipadversitydistressdisastermisadventureafflictionsorrowmiserytribulationwoepaintragedycalamityvicissitudetrialcrossburden
   • 2. another term for buffeting

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French buffeter (verb), buffet (noun), diminutive of bufe ‘a blow’.

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   What type of food is usually served at a buffet?

   • Hot or cold buffets usually involve dishware and utensils, but a finger buffet is an array of foods that are designed to be small and easily consumed only by hand, such as cupcakes, slices of pizza, foods on cocktail sticks, etc.

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   What are some advantages of a buffet?

   • Buffets are effective for serving large numbers of people at once, and are often seen in institutional settings, business conventions, or large parties. Since a buffet involves diners serving themselves, it has in the past been considered an informal form of dining, less formal than table service.

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   What is the definition of a buffet?

   • Generally, buffet is a self-service style of dining in which the customers pays a fixed price for having food and is entitled to select as much foods as he or she want.

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   How does buffet service work?

   • Buffets are effective for serving large numbers of people at once, and are often seen in institutional settings, business conventions, or large parties. Since a buffet involves diners serving themselves, it has in the past been considered an informal form of dining, less formal than table service.

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   Buffet definition: a variety of dishes presented in a line, from which diners in a restaurant serve themselves, usually at a fixed price regardless of how much one eats. See examples of BUFFET used in a sentence.

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   an assortment of foods starting with herring or smoked eel or salmon etc with bread and butter; then cheeses and eggs and pickled vegetables and aspics; finally hot foods; served as a buffet meal

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