gravlax
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- gravadlax, gravad lax
- gravlaks (from Norwegian)
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Swedish gravlax, a compound of grava (“to dry-cure in salt and sugar”) + lax (“salmon”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹavˌlaks/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹɑvˌlɑks/
- Rhymes: -æks, -ɑːks
Noun[edit]
gravlax (uncountable)
- Salmon dry-cured in salt, seasoned with dill and sugar, and served usually thinly sliced as an appetizer.
Translations[edit]
appetizer of dry-cured salmon
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Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from Swedish gravlax, a compound of grava (“to dry-cure in salt and sugar”) + lax (“salmon”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gravlax m (uncountable)
- gravlax (appetizer of dry-cured salmon)
Swedish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
A compound of grava (“to dry-cure in salt and sugar”) + lax (“salmon”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gravlax c (uncountable)
- gravlax (appetizer of dry-cured salmon)
Declension[edit]
Declension of gravlax | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | gravlax | gravlaxen | — | — |
Genitive | gravlax | gravlaxens | — | — |
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