gravlax

== English == === Alternative forms === gravadlax, gravad lax gravlaks (from Norwegian) === Etymology === Borrowed from Swedish gravlax, a compound of grava (“to dry-cure in salt and sugar”) + lax (“salmon”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹavˌlaks/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹɑvˌlɑks/ Rhymes: -æks, -ɑːks === Noun === gravlax (uncountable) Salmon dry-cured in salt, seasoned with dill and sugar, and served usually thinly sliced as an appetizer. ==== Translations ==== == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Swedish gravlax, a compound of grava (“to dry-cure in salt and sugar”) + lax (“salmon”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === gravlax m (uncountable) gravlax (appetizer of dry-cured salmon) == Swedish == === Alternative forms === gravad lax === Etymology === A compound of grava (“to dry-cure in salt and sugar”) +‎ lax (“salmon”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡrɑːvˌlaks/ === Noun === gravlax c (uncountable) gravlax (appetizer of dry-cured salmon) ==== Declension ==== ==== Coordinate terms ==== hovmästarsås === References === “gravlax”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “gravlax”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)