lox
geräucherter Lachs, Räucherlachs
Salmon that is cured in brine and then smoked at a low temperature so that the flesh…Salmon that is cured in brine and then smoked at a low temperature so that the flesh remains uncooked.
UK/lɒks/US/lɑks/
Meaning
1 senses(US, uncountable)Salmon that is cured in brine and then smoked at a low temperature so that the flesh remains uncooked.
geräucherter Lachs, Räucherlachs
brine-cured salmon that is lightly smoked
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
type of smoked salmon:
Origin
Borrowed from Yiddish לאַקס (laks, “salmon”). Doublet of lax.Borrowed from Yiddish לאַקס (laks, “salmon”). Doublet of lax.
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a bluish translucent magnetic liquid obtained by compressing gaseous oxygen and then cooling it below its boiling point; used as an oxidizer in rocket propellants:liquid oxygen
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable