smorgasbord

smorgasbord
noun Etymology: Swedish smörgåsbord, from smörgås open sandwich + bord table Date: 1879 1. a luncheon or supper buffet offering a variety of foods and dishes (as hors d'oeuvres, hot and cold meats, smoked and pickled fish, cheeses, salads, and relishes) 2. an often large heterogeneous mixture ; melange

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  • Smörgåsbord — IPA| [ˌsmœrɡɔsˈbuːɖ] is a Swedish word which refers to a type of Scandinavian meal served buffet style in Swedish cuisine. In Norway it is called a koldtbord and in Denmark it is called a kolde bord. It is typically a holiday or celebratory feast …   Wikipedia

  • Smorgasbord — Smörgåsbord mit Hauptgerichten Julbord auf dem Schärendampfer Gustavsberg VII Smörgåsbord ist ein schwedisches Buffet …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • smorgasbord — ☆ smorgasbord or smörgåsbord [smôr′gəs bôrd΄, smʉr′gəs bôrd΄ ] n. [Swed smörgåsbord < smörgås, buttered bread < smör, butter (akin to SMEAR) + dial. gås, a clump (of butter), lit., goose (akin to GOOSE) + bord, table (akin to BOARD)] 1. a… …   English World dictionary

  • smorgasbord — 1893, from Swed. smörgôsbord open sandwich table, lit. butter goose table, from smörgôs, which is said to mean bread and butter, but is compounded from smör butter (related to SMEAR (Cf. smear)) and gôs, lit. goose (and from the root of English… …   Etymology dictionary

  • smorgasbord — ► NOUN ▪ a range of open sandwiches and savoury delicacies served as hors d oeuvres or a buffet. ORIGIN Swedish, from smörgås slice of bread and butter + bord table …   English terms dictionary

  • Smörgåsbord — Un Smörgåsbord servido. El Smorgasbord (en sueco [ˌsmœrɡɔsˈbuːɖ]) es un bufé elaborado con diferentes ingredientes típicos de la cocina sueca. La palabra compuesta sueca smörgåsbord está formada por las voces smörgås («sándwich») y bord (« …   Wikipedia Español

  • smorgasbord — /smawr geuhs bawrd , bohrd / or, often, /shmawr /, n. 1. a buffet meal of various hot and cold hors d oeuvres, salads, casserole dishes, meats, cheeses, etc. 2. an extensive array or variety: The company has a smorgasbord of employee benefits.… …   Universalium

  • smorgasbord — [[t]smɔ͟ː(r)gəsbɔː(r)d[/t]] 1) N SING: also no det Smorgasbord is a meal with a variety of hot and cold savoury dishes, from which people serve themselves. 2) N SING: usu N of n A smorgasbord of things is a number of different things that are… …   English dictionary

  • smorgasbord — smor|gas|bord [ˈsmo:gəsbo:d US ˈsmo:rgəsbo:rd] n [U and C] [Date: 1800 1900; : Swedish; Origin: smörgåsbord, from smörgås open sandwich + bord table ] 1.) a smorgasbord of sth a large variety of different things ▪ a smorgasbord of art from around …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Smörgåsbord — Smör|gås|bord 〈[smø:rgɔ:s ] m. 6; schwed. Kochk.〉 kaltes Buffet * * * Smör|gås|bord [ smø:rgo:s…], der; s, s [schwed. smörgåsbord, eigtl. = Tisch mit Butterbroten, aus: smörgås = Butterbrot; zu: smör = Butter (verw. mit ↑ Schmer) u. bord = Tisch… …   Universal-Lexikon

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