Gravlaks

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of gravlax. alt-of, alternative, uncountable

Etymology

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

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