smörgåsbord

See also: smorgasbord

English

Noun

smörgåsbord (plural smörgåsbords)

1. 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, 2nd 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.

   • 2023 March 15, Zoe Williams, “It’s a good time to think again about Paula Yates. She was the other Diana: hounded by the press for being herself”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎^[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 March 2023:

     There’s a story about Paula Yates bumping into Diana, Princess of Wales that Yates’s friend Belinda Brewin recollects in the documentary Paula this week. The People’s Princess turned to Little Miss Hypocrite (I’m selecting two of their tabloid epithets from a smörgåsbord) and said: “I love it when you’re on the front page of the papers because it means I’ve got the day off.”

Swedish

ett smörgåsbord

Etymology

Compound of smörgås (“sandwich”) +‎ bord (“table”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsmœrɡɔsˌbuːrd/, [ˈsmœ̞ɹːɡɔsˌbuːɖ]

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Noun

smörgåsbord n

1. a smorgasbord (buffet with many small dishes)
2. (figuratively) a smorgasbord (large, diverse collection of things)

Declension

Declension of smörgåsbord

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	smörgåsbord	smörgåsbords
	definite	smörgåsbordet	smörgåsbordets
plural	indefinite	smörgåsbord	smörgåsbords
	definite	smörgåsborden	smörgåsbordens

Descendants

• → English: smorgasbord

See also

• buffé (“buffet”)
• julbord (“Christmas smorgasbord”)

References

• “smörgåsbord”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “smörgåsbord”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “smörgåsbord”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)