smorgasbord
[smawr-guh s-bawrd, -bohrd or, often, shmawr-]
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.
Also smör·gås·bord [Swedish smœr-gaws-boord] /Swedish ˈsmœr gɔsˌburd/.
Origin of smorgasbord
1915–20; < Swedish smörgsbord, equivalent to smörgs sandwich + bord table
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Word Origin for smorgasbord
Swedish, from smörgås sandwich + bord table
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