gravlax
noun/ˈɡrævlæks/
/ˈɡrɑːvlɑːks/
(also gravadlax
[uncountable] (from Swedish)/ˈɡrævədlæks/
/ˈɡrɑːvədlɑːks/
)- raw salmon (= a type of fish) which has been preserved using salt and herbsWord OriginSwedish, from grav ‘trench’ + lax ‘salmon’ (from the former practice of burying the salmon in salt in a hole in the ground).
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