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

lox

noun
 
/lɒks/
 
/lɑːks/
[uncountable] (North American English)
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  1. smoked salmon (= a type of fish)
    • a bagel with cream cheese and lox
    CultureLox is often eaten combined with cream cheese as a filling for bread rolls called bagels.
    Word Origin1940s: from Yiddish laks.
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