gravlax
English
Alternative forms
- gravadlax, gravad lax
- gravlaks (from Norwegian)
Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish gravlax, a compound of grava (“to dry-cure in salt and sugar”) + lax (“salmon”).
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -æks, -ɑːks
Noun
gravlax (uncountable)
- Salmon dry-cured in salt, seasoned with dill and sugar, and served usually thinly sliced as an appetizer.
Translations
appetizer of dry-cured salmon
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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish gravlax, a compound of grava (“to dry-cure in salt and sugar”) + lax (“salmon”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gravlax m (uncountable)
- gravlax (appetizer of dry-cured salmon)
Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
A compound of grava (“to dry-cure in salt and sugar”) + lax (“salmon”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gravlax c (uncountable)
- gravlax (appetizer of dry-cured salmon)
Declension
Declension of gravlax | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | gravlax | gravlaxen | — | — |
Genitive | gravlax | gravlaxens | — | — |
Coordinate terms
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