BUFFET


Meaning of BUFFET in English

n. 1 a room or counter where light meals or snacks may be bought (station buffet). 2 a meal consisting of several dishes set out from which guests serve themselves (buffet lunch). 3 also a sideboard or recessed cupboard for china etc. øbuffet car Brit. a railway coach serving light meals or snacks. [F f. OF bufet stool, of unkn. orig.]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.