smorgasbord

smor·gas·bord

S0502000 (smôr′gəs-bôrd′)n.1. A buffet meal featuring a varied number of dishes.2. A varied collection: "a smorgasbord of fashionable paranormal beliefs" (Martin Gardner).

[Swedish smörgåsbord : smörgås, open-faced sandwich (smör, butter from Old Norse smjör; akin to Old English smerian, to smear + Swedish dialectal gås, lump of butter, from Old Norse gās, goose; see gosling) + bord, table (from Old Norse bordh).]

smorgasbord

(ˈsmɔːɡəsˌbɔːd; ˈsmɜː-) n (Cookery) a variety of cold or hot savoury dishes, such as pâté, smoked salmon, etc, served in Scandinavia as hors d'oeuvres or as a buffet meal[Swedish, from smörgås sandwich + bord table]

smor•gas•bord

or smör•gås•bord

(ˈsmɔr gəsˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd or, often, ˈʃmɔr-)

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. [1915–20; < Swedish smörgsbord=smörgs sandwich + bord table]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	smorgasbord - 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"assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, variety, mixtureaggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a wholegrab bag - an assortment of miscellaneous itemswitches' brew, witches' broth, witch's brew - a fearsome mixture; "a witches' brew of gangsters and terrorists"; "mixing dope and alcohol creates a witches' brew"range - a variety of different things or activities; "he answered a range of questions"; "he was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection"selection - an assortment of things from which a choice can be made; "the store carried a large selection of shoes"farrago, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag - a motley assortment of thingsalphabet soup - a confusing assortment; "Roosevelt created an alphabet soup of federal agencies"sampler - an assortment of various samples; "a candy sampler"; "a sampler of French poets"
	2.	smorgasbord - 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 mealbuffet - a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselvesScandinavia - a group of culturally related countries in northern Europe; Finland and Iceland are sometimes considered Scandinavian

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smorgasbord

smor·gas·bord

smorgasbord

smor•gas•bord

or smör•gås•bord

smorgasbord

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noun a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

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noun an assortment of foods starting with herring or smoked eel or salmon etc with bread and butter

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