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buffet

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) buffet (noun)
  2. 2) buffet (verb)
  3. 3) buffet (noun)
  4. 4) buffet (adjective)
  5. buffet car (noun)
  6. pluck-buffet (noun)

1buf·fet

noun \ˈbə-fət\

Definition of BUFFET

1
: a blow especially with the hand
2
: something that strikes with telling force

Origin of BUFFET

Middle English, from Anglo-French, diminutive of buffe blow
First Known Use: 13th century

Rhymes with BUFFET

tuffet

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