bufete

law firm

noun boo-FEH-teh Rare

Origin: from French buffet (sideboard)

Also means

writing desk

Usage Note

Bufete originally meant a writing desk or sideboard, but its dominant modern meaning is a law firm or legal practice — un bufete de abogados. The original furniture sense is now largely archaic. The word is borrowed from French buffet, which in Spanish has a quite different trajectory from its culinary use (bufé or bufet for a self-service meal).

Examples

"Trabaja en un bufete de abogados muy conocido."

Natural Translation

She works at a very well-known law firm.

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