buffet

/by.fɛ/

le noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les buffets

Meaning

  1. sideboard, buffet

    • La vaisselle est rangée dans le buffet.

      The dishes are kept in the sideboard.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

comptoir

Close — both are furniture/surfaces for serving, a buffet vs a counter.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

bancada

Close — a sideboard, buffet relates to a counter, bench.

Practice

1 What does buffet mean?

2 Fill the gap: La vaisselle est rangée dans le ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches buffet?

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