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lutefisk

/ˈluːtəfɪsk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables
lute-fisk
IPA
/ˈluːtəfɪsk/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional Nordic dish made from stockfish and soda lye.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Norwegian lutefisk, compare with Swedish lutfisk.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

lutefisks (plural)

Synonyms

lutfisk

Questions

How do you pronounce lutefisk?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈluːtəfɪsk/.
What does lutefisk mean?
A traditional Nordic dish made from stockfish and soda lye.
Where does lutefisk come from?
It is traced to Norwegian.

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