Smorgasbord — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/smˈɔːɹɡɐsbˌɔːɹd/

🇬🇧British English

/smˈɔːɡɐsbˌɔːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/smˈɔːɡɐsbˌɔːd/

3 syllables Say it as /smˈɔːɹɡɐsbˌɔːɹd/.

Examples

a great assortment of cars was on display
he had a variety of disorders
a veritable smorgasbord of religions

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mixture mixed bag potpourri variety salmagundi miscellanea assortment miscellany motley

Parts of Speech

noun	a collection containing a variety of sorts of things “a great assortment of cars was on display”
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

Word Forms

mix	verb	mix together different elements
motley	adjective	consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds; ; ; ; ; ; - I.A.Richards
motley	verb	make something more diverse and varied

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Sammelsurium

eine Sammlung, die eine Vielzahl verschiedener Dinge enthält

🇫🇷French

buffet

une collection contenant une variété de sortes de choses

🇮🇹Italian

buffet

una raccolta contenente una varietà di cose

🇵🇹Portuguese

bufê

uma coleção contendo uma variedade de tipos de coisas

🇷🇺Russian

шведский стол

коллекция, содержащая самые разные вещи

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्मोर्गास्बोर्ड

एक संग्रह जिसमें विभिन्न प्रकार की चीज़ें शामिल हैं

🇮🇳Tamil

smorgasboard

பல்வேறு வகையான விஷயங்களைக் கொண்ட ஒரு தொகுப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

స్మోర్గాస్బోర్డ్

వివిధ రకాల వస్తువులను కలిగి ఉన్న సేకరణ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಮೋರ್ಗಾಸ್ಬೋರ್ಡ್

ವಿವಿಧ ರೀತಿಯ ವಿಷಯಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಸಂಗ್ರಹ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്മോർഗാസ്ബോർഡ്

വൈവിധ്യമാർന്ന കാര്യങ്ങൾ ഉൾക്കൊള്ളുന്ന ഒരു ശേഖരം

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

自助餐

包含各种事物的集合

🇯🇵Japanese

バイキング

さまざまな種類のものを含むコレクション

🇰🇷Korean

스모가스보드

다양한 종류의 것들을 포함하는 컬렉션

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bữa ăn nhẹ

một bộ sưu tập chứa nhiều thứ khác nhau

🇮🇩Indonesian

hamparan

kumpulan berisi berbagai macam hal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مجموعة متنوعة

مجموعة تحتوي على مجموعة متنوعة من أنواع الأشياء

🇮🇷Persian

اسمورگاسبورد

مجموعه ای شامل انواع چیزها

🇹🇷Turkish

açık büfe

çeşitli türde şeyler içeren bir koleksiyon

🇮🇱Hebrew

סמורגזבורד

אוסף המכיל מגוון מיני דברים

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