SMORGASBORD


Meaning of SMORGASBORD in English

smor ‧ gas ‧ bord /ˈsmɔːɡəsbɔːd $ ˈsmɔːrɡəsbɔːrd/ BrE AmE noun

[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Swedish ; Origin: smörgåsbord , from smörgås 'open sandwich' + bord 'table' ]

1 . a smorgasbord of something a large variety of different things:

a smorgasbord of art from around the world

2 . [uncountable and countable] a meal in which people serve themselves from a large number of different dishes SYN buffet

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.