gravlax

noun

grav·​lax ˈgräv-ˌläks How to pronounce gravlax (audio)
variants or gravlaks
: salmon cured especially with salt, sugar, pepper, and dill and often additional ingredients (such as fennel, coriander, lime, and vodka or aquavit)

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Smoked duck breast with Jerusalem artichoke; Trout gravlax with fennel confit and a fine Artisanal platter with local cheeses, meat and fish are among the menu highlights. Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025 The storm of activity heralding the new Bon Iver full-length Sable, Fable — including a gravlax pizza, a basketball tournament, and a light and chipper TV and podcast push — loudly insinuates that Vernon is deeply committed to having a better time now. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2025 Image Cure your own gravlax at home with just a few ingredients. German Lopez, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025 So is cream cheese, for gravlax or cold-smoked trout with dill. Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023 See All Example Sentences for gravlax

Word History

Etymology

Swedish gravlax or Norwegian gravlaks, from grav pit, hole, grave + Swedish lax, Norwegian laks salmon

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gravlax was in 1848

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“Gravlax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gravlax. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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