Buffey vs. Buffet: What's the Difference?

Edited by Huma Saeed || By Sawaira Riaz || Updated on October 2, 2023
"Buffey" is an incorrect spelling. The right spelling is "Buffet," which refers to a meal or forceful hit.

Which is correct: Buffey or Buffet
How to spell Buffet?

Buffey is Incorrect

Buffet is Correct
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Key Differences
Remember "buffet" with a single "y" like "buffet-style dining."

Sawaira Riaz
Sep 29, 2023
Visualize a "buffet table" with "two plates" representing the two "f's."

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Sep 29, 2023
Think of "buffet" as "buff-it," emphasizing the "it" at the end.

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Sep 29, 2023
Associate "buffet" with "buffet winds" for the secondary meaning.

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Sep 29, 2023
"Buffet" has the same ending as "market" (both end in "et").

Harlon Moss
Sep 29, 2023
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Buffey and Buffet Definitions
Buffet
A blow, typically of the hand or fist.
He delivered a buffet to the thief's face.

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Sep 07, 2023
Buffet
A meal consisting of several dishes from which guests serve themselves.
There was an impressive spread at the seafood buffet.

Harlon Moss
Sep 07, 2023
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Buffet
A meal at which guests serve themselves from various dishes displayed on a table or sideboard.

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Sep 06, 2023
Buffet
To strike against forcefully and especially repeatedly; batter
Winds that buffeted the tent.

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Sep 06, 2023
Buffet
To cause repeated difficulty or harm to (a person or group)
Was buffeted about from job to job by the vagaries of the economy.

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Sep 06, 2023
Buffet
A counter or sideboard from which food and drinks are served or may be bought.

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Sep 06, 2023
Buffet
Food laid out in this way, to which diners serve themselves.
We'll be serving supper buffet style.

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Sep 06, 2023
Buffet
(countable) A blow or cuff with or as if with the hand, or by any other solid object or the wind.

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Sep 06, 2023
Buffet
The vibration of an aircraft when flying in or approaching a stall, caused by separation of airflow from the aircraft's wings.

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Sep 06, 2023
Buffet
To affect as with blows; to strike repeatedly; to strive with or contend against.
To buffet the billows

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Sep 06, 2023
Buffet
A cupboard or set of shelves, either movable or fixed at one side of a room, for the display of plate, china, etc., a sideboard.
Not when a gilt buffet's reflected prideTurns you from sound philosophy aside.

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Sep 06, 2023
Buffet
A restaurant containing such a counter, as at a railroad station, or place of public gathering.

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Sep 06, 2023
Buffet
A meal set out on a buffet[2], arranged so that guests may serve themselves and choose those items that they desire; as, a buffet dinner. Diners usually take a plate provided and move in a line past the items on the buffet[2], placing those items they desire on the plate, to be eaten at some convenient place.

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Sep 06, 2023
Buffet
A blow with the hand; a slap on the face; a cuff.
When on his cheek a buffet fell.

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Sep 06, 2023
Buffet
A blow from any source, or that which affects like a blow, as the violence of winds or waves; a stroke; an adverse action; an affliction; a trial; adversity.
Those planks of tough and hardy oak that used for yeas to brave the buffets of the Bay of Biscay.
Fortune's buffets and rewards.

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Sep 06, 2023
Buffet
A small stool; a stool for a buffet or counter.
Go fetch us a light buffet.

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Sep 06, 2023
Buffet
To strike with the hand or fist; to box; to beat; to cuff; to slap.
They spit in his face and buffeted him.

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Sep 06, 2023
Buffet
To affect as with blows; to strike repeatedly; to strive with or contend against; as, to buffet the billows.
The sudden hurricane in thunder roars,Buffets the bark, and whirls it from the shores.
You are lucky fellows who can live in a dreamland of your own, instead of being buffeted about the world.

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Sep 06, 2023
Buffet
To exercise or play at boxing; to strike; to smite; to strive; to contend.
If I might buffet for my love, or bound my horse for her favors, I could lay on like a butcher.

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Sep 06, 2023
Buffet
To make one's way by blows or struggling.
Strove to buffet to land in vain.

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Sep 06, 2023
Buffet
A piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers

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Sep 06, 2023
Buffet
A system of serving meals where people serve themselves from a variety of dishes.
The hotel offers a breakfast buffet.

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Sep 07, 2023
Buffet
To strike repeatedly and violently.
The strong winds buffeted the house.

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Sep 07, 2023
Buffet
A piece of furniture used for storing dishes and serving food.
She kept her china in a beautiful wooden buffet.

Harlon Moss
Sep 07, 2023
FAQs
Which vowel is used before Buffet?
The vowel "a" can be used before "buffet" as in "a buffet."

Janet White
Sep 29, 2023
What is the root word of Buffet?
The root word is the Old French "buffet" meaning "bench" or "stool."

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Sep 29, 2023
Why is it called Buffet?
The term "buffet" comes from the French word "buffet," meaning "sideboard" where food was served.

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Sep 29, 2023
Which conjunction is used with Buffet?
Standard conjunctions like "and" or "or" can be used depending on the context.

Janet White
Sep 29, 2023
Is Buffet a negative or positive word?
Neutral in terms of dining, but negative when referring to striking or being jostled.

Janet White
Sep 29, 2023
Which preposition is used with Buffet?
"At" can be used, as in "at the buffet."

Janet White
Sep 29, 2023
What is the verb form of Buffet?
"Buffet" itself can be a verb, meaning to strike or to be jostled.

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Sep 29, 2023
What is the pronunciation of Buffet?
It is pronounced as /bəˈfeɪ/ for the meal and /ˈbʌf.ɪt/ for the act of striking.

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Sep 29, 2023
Is the word Buffet imperative?
It can be, e.g., "Buffet the sails to reduce wind impact."

Harlon Moss
Sep 29, 2023
Which determiner is used with Buffet?
Determiners such as "this," "that," "my," or "our" can be used depending on context.

Janet White
Sep 29, 2023
What is a stressed syllable in Buffet?
Depending on its usage, the stress can be on the first syllable (for the act of striking) or the second syllable (for the meal).

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Sep 29, 2023
What part of speech is Buffet?
"Buffet" is primarily a noun but can also be a verb.

Sara Rehman
Sep 29, 2023
How is Buffet used in a sentence?
"The hotel's buffet offers a wide variety of international dishes for guests to

Harlon Moss
Sep 29, 2023
Is Buffet a vowel or consonant?
"Buffet" is a word composed of both vowels and consonants.

Sara Rehman
Sep 29, 2023
Which article is used with Buffet?
"A" for singular (a buffet) and "the" for specific reference (the buffet at the hotel).

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Sep 29, 2023
Is the Buffet term a metaphor?
It can be used metaphorically, such as "buffeted by life's challenges."

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Sep 29, 2023
What is another term for Buffet?
"Smorgasbord" for the meal setting or "pummel" for the verb.

Aimie Carlson
Sep 29, 2023
What is the opposite of Buffet?
For the meal setting: "à la carte." For the verb: "protect."

Sawaira Riaz
Sep 29, 2023
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