smörgåsbord
See also: smorgasbord
English
Noun
smörgåsbord (plural smörgåsbords)
- Alternative form of smorgasbord
- 1944, Bulletin of the American Institute of Swedish Arts, Literature, and Science:
- “ … Of course, we have nothing to equal your wonderful smörgåsbords here in England. Food is scarce, except for the army which provides bountiously. Speaking of smörgåsbord reminds me that we have not had a songfest for ages. […]”
- 1958, John J. Murray, editor, The Heritage of the Middle West, Norman, Okla.: University of Oklahoma Press, page 19:
- Swedish smörgåsbords, Italian spaghetti with Chianti and garlic Vienna bread, Wiener Schnitzel. It all depends upon where one goes to eat.
- 2004, Buenos Aires, second edition, Time Out; Penguin Travel, Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 113, column 1:
- […] which stands out more – the wooden sculptures and verdant garden or the fresh oysters and piled-up smörgåsbords, which go down great with a sampler of ice-cold vodka and aquavit shots.
- 2015, Julie Murray, “Life in Sweden”, in Sweden (Explore the Countries), Minneapolis, Minn.: Big Buddy Books, Abdo Publishing, →ISBN, pages 26–27:
- Swedes are known to eat smörgåsbords. […] Smörgåsbords are placed on a table.
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Swedish
Etymology
Compound of smörgås (“sandwich”) + bord (“table”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsmœrɡɔsˌbuːrd/, [ˈsmœ̞ɹːɡɔsˌbuːɖ]
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Noun
smörgåsbord n
- a smorgasbord (buffet with many small dishes)
- (figuratively) a smorgasbord (large, diverse collection of things)
Declension
| Declension of smörgåsbord | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | smörgåsbord | smörgåsbordet | smörgåsbord | smörgåsborden |
| Genitive | smörgåsbords | smörgåsbordets | smörgåsbords | smörgåsbordens |
Descendants
- → English: smorgasbord
See also
- buffé (“buffet”)
Further reading
- smörgåsbord in Svensk ordbok.