буфет

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Even

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian буфет (bufet)

Noun

буфет (ʙufet)

  1. cupboard

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Kyrgyz

Noun

буфет (bufet)

  1. snack-bar

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Büfett, from French buffet.

Pronunciation

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Noun

буфе́т (bufétm inan (genitive буфе́та, nominative plural буфе́ты, genitive plural буфе́тов)

  1. sideboard, cupboard
  2. snack bar, lunchroom, refreshment room, buffet
  3. (historical) larder, pantry (a room for storing food and dishes and preparing snacks and tea)

Usage notes

  • This word refers more to a place than to a method of serving food, in contrast with the English word buffet. Hence it takes the preposition в (v, in, at; to) when answering the questions где? (= в буфе́те) and куда? (= в буфе́т). In Russian, the method of serving food is referred to as шведский стол (švedskij stol, smorgasbord, literally Swedish table).

Declension

Descendants

  • Even: буфет (ʙufet)
  • Georgian: ბუფეტი (bupeṭi)

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “буфет”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from French buffet

Pronunciation

Noun

буфе́т (bufétm inan (genitive буфе́та, nominative plural буфе́ти, genitive plural буфе́тів)

  1. sideboard, cupboard
  2. buffet, snack-bar

Declension

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