gravlaks
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Norwegian gravlaks, a compound of grave (“to dry-cure in salt and sugar”) + laks (“salmon”), calque of Swedish gravlax.
Noun edit
gravlaks (uncountable)
- Alternative form of gravlax
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
A compound of grave (“to dry-cure in salt and sugar”) + laks (“salmon”), calque of Swedish gravlax.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gravlaks m (definite singular gravlaksen, uncountable)
- gravlax (appetizer of dry-cured salmon)
References edit
- “gravlaks” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
A compound of grava (“to dry-cure in salt and sugar”) + laks (“salmon”). Compare Swedish gravlax.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gravlaks m (definite singular gravlaksen, uncountable)
- gravlax (appetizer of dry-cured salmon)
References edit
- “gravlaks” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.