smorgasbord
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smorgasbord
- /ˈsmɔːɡæs(ˌ)bɔːd/ UK
- /ˈsmɔːɡəs(ˌ)bɔːd/ UK
- /ˈsmɜːɡəs(ˌ)bɔːd/ UK
- /ˈsmɜːɡəʊs(ˌ)bʊəd/ UK
- /ˈsmɔɹɡəsˌbɔɹd/ US
- /ˈʃmɔɹ-/ US
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)d
Where it comes from
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.
noun smorgasbords · smörgåsbord
- A Swedish-style buffet comprising a variety of cold sandwiches and other dishes; (by extension) any buffet with a wide selection of dishes. In the middle of the saloon they observed a small table set out with little dishes, containing bread and butter, sardines, pickled herrings, cheese, large baskets filled with rye biscuit, dark and untempting to Mabel's English eye, and the never failing brandy. Gathered around the smorgasbord were a
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An abundant and diverse collection of things.
“Every time you went into the library,” said the book, “the Creator of the Universe held His breath. With such a higgledy-piggledy cultural smorgasbord before you, what would you, with your free will, choose?”
Similar: assortment, hodgepodge, medley, miscellany, Whitman's sampler, bouillabaisse, bric-a-brac, catch-all, clamjamfrey, cocktail, rummage, salad
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noun Swedish-style buffet comprising a variety of cold sandwiches and other dishes — see also buffet
| Español | tapas suecas, smórgasbord, bufet sueco |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 뷔페 bwipe, 스뫼르고스보르드 seumoereugoseuboreudeu |
| 日本語 | バイキング料理 Baikingu ryōri, バイキング Baikingu, スモーガスボード sumōgasubōdo |
| 中文 | 自助餐 zìzhùcān |
| Français | buffet, smörgåsbord |
| Deutsch | Smörgåsbord, skandinavisches Büfett, kaltes Büfett auf skandinavische Art |
| Italiano | rinfresco, buffè svedese, buffet svedese |
| Русский | шве́дский стол švédskij stol, фурше́т furšét |
| עברית | מִזְנוֹן miznón, סְמֵרְגוֹסְבּוּרְד smergosbúrd |
noun diverse collection of things
| Español | surtido, abanico |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 豐富集合 /丰富集合 fēngfù jíhé |
| Deutsch | kunterbunte Mischung, Sammelsurium |
| Italiano | ampia scelta, varietà |
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title = {smorgasbord},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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