noun · rare

smorgasbord

smor·gas·bord

smorgasbord · smorgasbords

шведський стіл, фуршет

шведский стол, фуршет

Smörgåsbord, skandinavisches Büfett, kaltes Büfett auf skandinavische Art, kunterbunte Mischung

A Swedish-style buffet comprising a variety of cold sandwiches and other dishesA Swedish-style buffet comprising a variety of cold sandwiches and other dishes; (by extension) any buffet with a wide selection of dishes.

UK/ˈsmɔːɡæs(ˌ)bɔːd/US/ˈsmɔɹɡəsˌbɔɹd/

» Breakfast is a smorgasbord.

Meaning

2 senses

A Swedish-style buffet comprising a variety of cold sandwiches and other dishes; (by extension) any buffet with a wide selection of dishes.
Smörgåsbord, skandinavisches Büfett, kaltes Büfett auf skandinavische Art
шве́дский столšvédskij stol, фурше́тfuršét
шве́дський стілšvédsʹkyj stil, фурше́тfuršét
(figuratively)An abundant and diverse collection of things.
kunterbunte Mischung, Sammelsurium
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

Examples

1 sentences

Breakfast is a smorgasbord.
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Translations

7 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

Swedish-style buffet comprising a variety of cold sandwiches and other dishes — see also buffet:

Русский

By meaning 1

Swedish-style buffet comprising a variety of cold sandwiches and other dishes — see also buffet:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

Swedish-style buffet comprising a variety of cold sandwiches and other dishes — see also buffet:

diverse collection of things:

Origin

Borrowed from Swedish smörgåsbord (“buffet with many small dishes; smorgasbord”), from smö

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.

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