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smorgasbord noun [ ˈsmɔːɡəsbɔːd ]

• a range of open sandwiches and delicacies served as hors d'oeuvres or a buffet.
Origin: Swedish, from smörgås ‘(slice of) bread and butter’ (from smör ‘butter’ + gås ‘goose, lump of butter’) + bord ‘table’.

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