smorgasbord

smor·gas·bord  (smôrgs-bôrd, -brd)

n.

1. A buffet meal featuring a varied number of dishes.

2. A varied collection: "a smorgasbord of fashionable paranormal beliefs" Martin Gardner.

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[Swedish smörgåsbord : smörgås, bread and butter (smör, butter from Old Norse + Swedish dialectal gås, lump of butter from Old Norse gs, goose; see gosling) + bord, table (from Old Norse bordh).]

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smorgasbord

Noun

a variety of savoury dishes served as hors d'oeuvres or as a buffet meal [Swedish]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	smorgasbord - a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions" assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, variety, mixture aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole grab bag - an assortment of miscellaneous items witch's brew, witches' brew, witches' broth - a fearsome mixture; "a witches' brew of gangsters and terrorists"; "mixing dope and alcohol creates a witches' brew" range - a variety of different things or activities; "he answered a range of questions"; "he was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection" selection - an assortment of things from which a choice can be made; "the store carried a large selection of shoes" farrago, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag - a motley assortment of things alphabet soup - a confusing assortment; "Roosevelt created an alphabet soup of federal agencies" sampler - an assortment of various samples; "a candy sampler"; "a sampler of French poets"
	2.	smorgasbord - 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 buffet - a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves Scandinavia - a group of culturally related countries in northern Europe; Finland and Iceland are sometimes considered Scandinavian