smörgåsbord

[smawr-guhs-bawrd, -bohrd or, often, shmawr-] Example Sentences

smor·gas·bord

[smawr-guhs-bawrd, -bohrd or, often, shmawr-]
noun
1.
a buffet meal of various hot and cold hors d'oeuvres, salads, casserole dishes, meats, cheeses, etc.
2.
an extensive array or variety: The company has a smorgasbord of employee benefits.
Also, smör·gås·bord [Sw. smœr-gaws-boord] .


Origin:
1915–20; < Swedish smörgsbord, equivalent to smörgs sandwich + bord table
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Smörgåsbord is always a great word to know.
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
Example Sentences
  • All one needs to do is take a drive through a low income neighborhood and you'll find a smorgasbord of fast food joints.
  • The burrowing owls, suddenly lacking a smorgasbord of mouse meat, resort to hunting petrels.
  • Last week's release of new divorce statistics led to a smorgasbord of reporting feeding the myth.
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