gravadlax

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• gravadlax — gravlax …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• gravadlax — noun gravlax …   Wiktionary

• gravadlax — [ gravədˌlaks] noun variant spelling of gravlax …   English new terms dictionary

• gravlax — fillets of salmon cured with salt, pepper, sugar and spices such as fresh dill, pressed with weights in a chilled environment, and served sliced thin. Also called gravlox, gravlaks and gravadlax …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• gravlax — [ gravlaks] (also gravadlax) noun a Scandinavian dish of dry cured salmon marinated in herbs. Origin Swed., from grav trench + lax salmon (from the former practice of burying the salmon in salt in a hole in the ground) …   English new terms dictionary

• gravalax — /ˈgrævəlæks/ (say gravuhlaks) noun → gravlax. Also, gravadlax …  

• gravlax — /ˈgrævlæks/ (say gravlaks) noun salmon which has been cured by marinating in sugar, salt, pepper and herbs, especially dill. Also, gravalax, gravadlax. {Swedish, from grav to bury + lax salmon (from the earlier practice of curing the salted… …