Plural of buffet; either counters where food is served, or repeated strikes and blows.
From Old French 'buffet'. The word has two etymologically related meanings: furniture (a sideboard) and hitting/striking.
The English word 'buffet' is genuinely two words in one—when you go to an 'all-you-can-eat buffet' and when you're 'buffeted by life,' you're using the same French root word in completely different ways.
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