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gravlax

/ˈɡɹɑvˌlɑks/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.41 in modern English

Syllables
gravlax
IPA
/ˈɡɹɑvˌlɑks/
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Salmon dry-cured in salt, seasoned with dill and sugar, and served usually thinly sliced as an appetizer.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish gravlax, a compound of grava (“to dry-cure in salt and sugar”) + lax (“salmon”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɡɹɑvˌlɑks/
  • British English: /ˈɡɹavˌlaks/

Usage

Inflected Forms

gravadlax (alternative) gravad lax (alternative) gravlaks (alternative)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce gravlax?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹɑvˌlɑks/.
What does gravlax mean?
Salmon dry-cured in salt, seasoned with dill and sugar, and served usually thinly sliced as an appetizer.
Where does gravlax come from?
It is traced to Swedish.

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