单词 | smorgasbord |
释义 | smorgasbord[ smawr-guhs-bawrd, -bohrd or, often, shmawr- ] / ˈsmɔr gəsˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd or, often, ˈʃmɔr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR smorgasbord ON THESAURUS.COM nouna 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 smorgasbordFirst recorded in 1875–80; from Swedish smörgåsbord, equivalent to smörgås “(slice of) bread and butter, sandwich,” from smör “butter”; (see smear) + gås “goose, (dialect) lump of fat or butter” (see goose) + bord “table” (see board) Words nearby smorgasbordsmooth-spoken, smooth sumac, smooth-talk, smooth-tongued, s'more, smorgasbord, smørrebrød, smorzando, smote, smother, smothered mate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for smorgasbord
British Dictionary definitions for smorgasbordsmorgasbord / (ˈsmɔːɡəsˌbɔːd, ˈsmɜː-) / nouna variety of cold or hot savoury dishes, such as pâté, smoked salmon, etc, served in Scandinavia as hors d'oeuvres or as a buffet meal Word Origin for smorgasbordSwedish, from smörgås sandwich + bord table Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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