Etymology

gravlax

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Today it means: Salmon dry-cured in salt, seasoned with dill and sugar, and served usually thinly sliced as an appetizer. Full definition →

Swedish gravlax
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  1. Swedish · borrowed fromgravlax
  2. English todaygravlax

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

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