SMORGASBORD Definition & Meaning

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smorgasbord

[ smawr-guhs-bawrd, -bohrdor, often, shmawr- ]

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noun

a buffet meal of various hot and cold hors d'oeuvres, salads, casserole dishes, meats, cheeses, etc.
an extensive array or variety:
The company has a smorgasbord of employee benefits.

smorgasbord

/ ˈsmɜː-; ˈsmɔːɡəsˌbɔːd /

noun

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

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of smorgasbord¹

First recorded in 1875–80; from Swedish ��ö��å��ǰ��, equivalent to ��ö��å�� “(slice of) bread and butter, sandwich,” from ��ö�� “butter”; ( smear ( def ) ) + ��å�� “goose, (dialect) lump of fat or butter” ( goose ( def ) ) + bord “table” ( board ( def ) )

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of smorgasbord¹

Swedish, from ��ö��å�� sandwich + bord table

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As players led a brawny ape and a cartwheeling monkey through jungles, ancient ruins and snowscapes, they were treated to a musical smorgasbord of atmospheric tunes.

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The Conservative's shadow science secretary Andrew Griffith described the speech as a "smorgasbord" including some "socialist greatest hits", such as new employments rights which he said would impose "red tape" on businesses.

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