gravlaks

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian gravlaks, a compound of grave (“to dry-cure in salt and sugar”) + laks (“salmon”), calque of Swedish gravlax.

Noun

gravlaks (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of gravlax

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms
  • graven laks

Etymology

A compound of grave (“to dry-cure in salt and sugar”) +‎ laks (“salmon”), calque of Swedish gravlax.

Pronunciation

Noun

gravlaks m (definite singular gravlaksen, uncountable)

  1. gravlax (appetizer of dry-cured salmon)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms
  • graven laks

Etymology

A compound of grave (“to dry-cure in salt and sugar”) +‎ laks (“salmon”), calque of Swedish gravlax.

Pronunciation

Noun

gravlaks m (definite singular gravlaksen, uncountable)

  1. gravlax (appetizer of dry-cured salmon)

References
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