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smorgasbord

smor·gas·bord

UK/ˈsmɔːɡæs(ˌ)bɔːd/ US/ˈsmɔːɡəs(ˌ)bɔːd/ rare

noun

1.

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

  • “a great assortment of cars was on display”
  • “he had a variety of disorders”
  • “a veritable smorgasbord of religions”
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2.

an assortment of foods starting with herring or smoked eel or salmon etc with bread and butter; then cheeses and eggs and pickled vegetables and aspics; finally hot foods; served as a buffet meal

Origin

Borrowed from Swedish smörgåsbord (“buffet with many small dishes; smorgasbord”), from smörgås (“sandwich”) + bord (“table”). Smörgås is from Swedish smör (“butter”) + gås (“goose”), a reference to pieces of butter which float to the surface of milk when churned.

Phrases

  • A charcuterie is for snacking
  • a smorgasbord is a full
  • hearty meal

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