Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gravlaks

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gravlaks
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of gravlax.

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Norwegian

Word Breakdown

Root: gravlaks, gravlax

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does gravlaks mean?: Alternative spelling of gravlax.
Where does gravlaks come from?: It is traced to Norwegian.

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