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Definition of gravlax noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gravlax

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