gravlax
[ grahv-lahks ]
/ ˈgrɑv lɑks /
noun Scandinavian Cookery.
boned salmon, cured by marinating in sugar, salt, pepper, and other spices, especially dill.
Origin of gravlax
1960–65; < Swedish
gravlax, Norwegian
gravlaks, equivalent to
grav- (compare Swedish
grava, Norwegian
grave to dig, bury) +
lax, laks salmon; see
lox1; the salmon was orig. cured by burying it
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Example sentences from the Web for gravlax
Here are five gravlax recipes to try, from the classic to the contemporary.
British Dictionary definitions for gravlax
gravlax
gravadlax
/ (ˈɡrævˌlæks) /
noun
dry-cured salmon, marinated in salt, sugar, and spices, as served in Scandinavia
Word Origin for gravlax
C20: from Norwegian, from
grav grave (because the salmon is left to ferment) +
laks or Swedish
lax salmon