smörgasbord

Definitions of smörgasbord
  1. noun
    an assortment of foods starting with herring or smoked eel or salmon etc with bread and butter; then cheeses and eggs and pickled vegetables and aspics; finally hot foods; served as a buffet meal
    synonyms: smörgåsbord, smörrebröd
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    type of:
    buffet, dressoir
    a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves
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