smorgasbord
noun/ˈsmɔːɡəsbɔːd/
/ˈsmɔːrɡəsbɔːrd/
[uncountable, singular] (from Swedish)- a meal at which you serve yourself from a large range of hot and cold dishes compare buffet1 (1)Word OriginSwedish, from smörgås ‘(slice of) bread and butter’ (from smör ‘butter’ + gås ‘goose, lump of butter’) + bord ‘table’.
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