gravlaks

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian gravlaks, a compound of grave (“to dry-cure in salt and sugar”) laks (“salmon”), calque of Swedish gravlax.

Noun

gravlaks (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of gravlax

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• graven laks

Etymology

A compound of grave (“to dry-cure in salt and sugar”) ‎ laks (“salmon”), calque of Swedish gravlax.

Noun

gravlaks m (definite singular gravlaksen, uncountable)

1. gravlax (appetizer of dry-cured salmon)

References

• “gravlaks” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• graven laks

Etymology

A compound of grava (“to dry-cure in salt and sugar”) ‎ laks (“salmon”). Compare Swedish gravlax.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɡraːvlaks/

Noun

gravlaks m (definite singular gravlaksen, uncountable)

1. gravlax (appetizer of dry-cured salmon)

References

• “gravlaks” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.