gravlax
English
editAlternative forms
edit- gravadlax, gravad lax
- gravlaks (from Norwegian)
Etymology
editBorrowed 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
editgravlax (uncountable)
- Salmon dry-cured in salt, seasoned with dill and sugar, and served usually thinly sliced as an appetizer.
Translations
editappetizer of dry-cured salmon
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Portuguese
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from Swedish gravlax, a compound of grava (“to dry-cure in salt and sugar”) + lax (“salmon”).
Pronunciation
edit
Noun
editgravlax m (uncountable)
- gravlax (appetizer of dry-cured salmon)
Swedish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editA compound of grava (“to dry-cure in salt and sugar”) + lax (“salmon”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgravlax c (uncountable)
- gravlax (appetizer of dry-cured salmon)
Declension
editDeclension of gravlax
nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | gravlax | gravlax |
definite | gravlaxen | gravlaxens | |
plural | indefinite | — | — |
definite | — | — |
Coordinate terms
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- English terms borrowed from Swedish
- English terms derived from Swedish
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/æks
- Rhymes:English/æks/2 syllables
- Rhymes:English/ɑːks
- Rhymes:English/ɑːks/2 syllables
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Foods
- Portuguese terms borrowed from Swedish
- Portuguese unadapted borrowings from Swedish
- Portuguese terms derived from Swedish
- Portuguese 2-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese nouns
- Portuguese uncountable nouns
- Portuguese masculine nouns
- pt:Foods
- Swedish compound terms
- Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- Swedish uncountable nouns
- sv:Foods