smorgasbord

Meaning

Noun

• A Swedish-style buffet comprising a variety of cold sandwiches and other dishes; any buffet with a wide selection of dishes.
• An abundant and diverse collection of things.

Origin

• Borrowed from Swedish smörgåsbord ("buffet with many small dishes; smorgasbord"), from smörgås + bord. Smörgås is from Swedish smör ("butter") + gås, a reference to pieces of butter which float to the surface of milk when churned.