gravlaks

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

gravlaks (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of gravlax.

• graven laks

A compound of grave (“to dry-cure in salt and sugar”) +‎ laks (“salmon”), calque of Swedish gravlax.

gravlaks m (definite singular gravlaksen, uncountable)

1. gravlax (appetizer of dry-cured salmon)

• “gravlaks” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• graven laks

A compound of grava (“to dry-cure in salt and sugar”) +‎ laks (“salmon”). Compare Swedish gravlax.

• IPA^(key): /²ɡraːvlaks/

gravlaks m (definite singular gravlaksen, uncountable)

1. gravlax (appetizer of dry-cured salmon)

• “gravlaks” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.