buffet

a meal at which the food is served on a table and people help themselves to what they want

bufé, servicio de bufé

• have a buffet

Collocations buffet lunch · buffet dinner

• We had a buffet for the party.

  Teníamos un bufé para la fiesta.

a restaurant where you can choose what you want to eat from a selection of dishes on display, and pay for what you take

cafetería, restaurante de bufé

• eat at the buffet

Collocations buffet restaurant · all-you-can-eat buffet

• There's a nice buffet near here.

  Hay un buen bufé cerca.

a long drawer or set of drawers, especially one that is part of a chest of drawers

cajón, gaveta

• open the buffet

Collocations buffet drawer · chest of drawers with a buffet

• He opened the top buffet.

  Abrió el cajón superior.

a long piece of furniture with drawers and shelves, used for storing plates and dishes in a dining room

consola, aparador

• have a buffet

Collocations buffet table · dining room buffet

• The buffet is made of oak.

  El aparador está hecho de roble.