buffé

See also: buffe and buffè

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• buffet, buffe

Etymology

From French buffet, from Medieval Latin bufetum.

Noun

buffé m (definite singular bufféen or buffeen, indefinite plural bufféer or buffeer, definite plural bufféene or buffeene)

1. sideboard, or buffet (US); dining room furniture containing table linen and services
2. buffet (counter or room where refreshments are sold)
3. stående buffé - a buffet (meal which guests can serve themselves)

References

• “buffé” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• buffet, buffe

Etymology

From French buffet, from Medieval Latin bufetum.

Noun

buffé m (definite singular bufféen or buffeen, indefinite plural bufféar or buffear, definite plural bufféane or buffeane)

1. sideboard, or buffet (US); dining room furniture containing table linen and services
2. buffet (counter or room where refreshments are sold)
3. ståande buffé - a buffet (meal which guests can serve themselves)

References

• “buffé” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Noun

buffé c

1. a buffet (table or counter with food and drinks)
2. a buffet (food served buffet-style)
3. (furniture) a buffet (sideboard)

   Synonym: (more common) byffé

Declension

Declension of buffé

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	buffé	buffés
	definite	buffén	bufféns
plural	indefinite	bufféer	bufféers
	definite	bufféerna	bufféernas

Synonyms

• byffé (rare except in furniture sense)

See also

• kredensbord (“credence table; credenza”)
• sideboard
• skänk
• smörgåsbord

References

• buffé in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• buffé in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• buffé in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)