gravlax
English
WOTD – 18 February 2011
Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish gravlax, a compound of grava (“to dry-cure in salt and sugar”) + lax (“salmon”).
Noun
gravlax (uncountable)
Translations
appetizer of dry-cured salmon
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Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish gravlax, a compound of grava (“to dry-cure in salt and sugar”) + lax (“salmon”).
Pronunciation
Swedish
Alternative forms
- gravad lax
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡrɑːvˌlaks/
Declension
Declension of gravlax | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | gravlax | gravlaxen | — | — |
Genitive | gravlax | gravlaxens | — | — |
Coordinate terms
- hovmästarsås
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