bufete

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French buffet. Doublet of bufê.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /buˈfɛ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /buˈfɛ.te/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /buˈfɛ.tɨ/

Hyphenation: bu‧fe‧te

Noun

bufete m (plural bufetes)

buffet (food laid out so diners may serve themselves)
Synonym: bufê
tuck shop (place in a school where snacks are sold)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French buffet. Doublet of buffet.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /buˈfete/ [buˈfe.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ete
Syllabification: bu‧fe‧te

Noun

bufete m (plural bufetes)

lawyer's office

Descendants

→ Cebuano: bupete

Further reading

“bufete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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