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smorgasbord

Syllabification: (smor·gas·bord)
Pronunciation: /ˈsmôrgəsˌbôrd/
Definition of smorgasbord

noun

  • a buffet offering a variety of hot and cold meats, salads, hors d’oeuvres, etc..
  • a wide range of something; a variety:the album is a smorgasbord of different musical styles

Origin:

Swedish, from smörgås '(slice of) bread and butter' (from smör 'butter' + gås 'goose, lump of butter') + bord 'table'

Remember that the ending of smorgasbord (a Swedish word) is spelled -bord.

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