ビュッフェ

びゅっふぇ
noun
buffet, all-you-can-eat
food
1. buffet, self-service meal
A style of dining where food is displayed and guests serve themselves. Often used for hotel breakfasts, party catering, and restaurant dining.
ビュッフェ形式(けいしき)のランチだ。
It's a buffet-style lunch.
ホテルの朝食(ちょうしょく)はビュッフェだった。
The hotel breakfast was a buffet.
このレストランはスイーツビュッフェが人気(にんき)で、週末(しゅうまつ)は予約(よやく)が取(と)りにくい。
This restaurant's dessert buffet is popular, and it's hard to get a weekend reservation.

Etymology

From French buffet. The pronunciation follows the French original more closely than バフェ or バフェット.

Forms

バイキング is another common Japanese word for buffet-style dining, especially all-you-can-eat restaurants. バイキング is wasei-eigo originating from a 1957 Imperial Hotel promotion inspired by a Scandinavian smörgåsbord. ビュッフェ tends to sound more upscale.

Common collocations

Related Words

Synonym: バイキング (buffet (wasei-eigo))
Related: 食堂車(しょくどうしゃ) (dining car (on a train))
Compare: バイキング形式 (buffet style)
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